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Glaciers

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icenounWater in frozen (solid) form.
outburstsnounA sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
parkwaynoun(US) A scenic freeway.
snowfieldsnounA large permanent expanse of snow on a mountain or at the head of a glacier.
icecapsnounAlternative form of ice cap. [A permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, as for example in Earth's polar zones (polar ice) or at high elevation. [from 19th c.]]
nevenoun(rare or obsolete) Nephew.
glaciatedcovered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action
glaciationnounThe process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
icefallsnounA relatively rapid and turbulent flow of ice, somewhat analogous to a waterfall.
ice shelfnounA thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.
avalanchesnounA large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
ice sheetnounA broad glacial mass with a relatively flat surface.
icefieldnounAlternative spelling of ice field. [A network of interconnected glaciers or ice streams having a common source.]
glaciologynoun(geology) The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers.
ice massnouna large mass of ice
glacialnounA glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).
ice agenoun(sciences) A period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence of major polar ice sheets that reach the ocean and calve icebergs.
glacial epochnounfrom two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
icebergsnounA huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from 19th c.]
mountainsnounmountain range

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