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Midui Glacier (Chinese: 米堆冰川; Tibetan: མི་དུས་གངས་རི, Midui Gangri) is a maritime glacier situated in Bomi County of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Spanning 8.5 kilometers in length, it originates at an elevation of 6,300 meters in the Gangrigabu Range and descends to 2,400 meters above sea level. [ 2 ]
The north portal of the 12th-century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent Ragnarök. [1]In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (/ ˈ r æ ɡ n ə r ɒ k / ⓘ RAG-nə-rok or / ˈ r ɑː ɡ-/ RAHG-; [2] [3] [4] Old Norse: Ragnarǫk [ˈrɑɣnɑˌrɒk]) is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous ...
Artist's concept of an "uneven ring of dust" orbiting KIC 8462852, also known as Tabby's Star. This list of stars that have unusual dimming periods is a table of stars that have been observed to darken and brighten and do not appear to be eclipsing binaries or intrinsic variables.
The Rongbuk Glacier (simplified Chinese: 绒布冰川; traditional Chinese: 絨布冰川; pinyin: Róngbù Bīngchuān) is located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet. Two large tributary glaciers, the East Rongbuk Glacier and the West Rongbuk Glacier , flow into the main Rongbuk Glacier.
One of the headwaters of the Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra), called Angsi Chu or Nangser Chu, originates in this glacier. Angsi Chu merges with the Chema-yungdung Chu [ a ] within a short distance ( 30°24′14″N 82°16′37″E / 30.4038°N 82.277°E / 30.4038; 82.277 ( Confluence of Angsi and Chema-yungdung streams ) ), and the ...
The first settlers arrived in Iceland around 900 AD when the edge of the glacier tongue of Breiðamerkurjökull glacier was about 20 kilometres (12 mi) further north of the present location. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] During the Little Ice Age between 1600 and 1900 AD, with cooler temperatures prevailing in these latitudes, the glacier advanced to about 1 ...
The Vernagtferner glacier in the Eastern Alps is probably the best-documented glacier in history. This is primarily due to the glacial lake eruptions it has caused, which were greatly feared in the Ötztal region from the 16th to the 19th century. [ 3 ]
Glacier 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, that drains east from the Ford Massif between Janulis Spur and Gray Spur. The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford, co-leaders of the USGS Thiel Mountains party, 1960-61. Named for John M. Aaron, USGS geologist and member of the 1960-61 and 1961-62 field parties to the Thiel Mountains ...