Glaciers Of Valais
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as crevasses and seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continent other than the Australian mainland, including Oceania's high-latitude oceanic island countries such as New Zealand. Between latitudes 35°N and 35°S, glaciers occur only in ...
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Geikie Plateau Glacier
Geikie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Archibald Geikie (1835–1924), Scottish geologist and writer *Georgina Geikie (born 1984), British sport shooter *James Geikie (1839–1915), Scottish geologist *John Cunningham Geikie (1824–1906), Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer *Walter Geikie (1795–1837), Scottish painter See also *Geikie Gorge, Western Australia *Geikie, Alberta *Geikie River (Saskatchewan) *Mount Geikie (Canada) {{surname, Geikie ...
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