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  2. Glacial motion - Wikipedia

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    Most lakes in the world occupy basins scoured out by glaciers. Glacial motion can be fast (up to 30 metres per day (98 ft/d), observed on Jakobshavn Isbræ in Greenland) [1] or slow (0.5 metres per year (20 in/year) on small glaciers or in the center of ice sheets), but is typically around 25 centimetres per day (9.8 in/d). [2]

  3. Glacier - Wikipedia

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    The mountain to the left is the Wildspitze (3.768 m), second highest in Austria With 7,253 known glaciers, Pakistan contains more glaciers than any other country on earth outside the polar regions. [1] At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, the pictured Baltoro Glacier is the fifth longest alpine glacier in the world.

  4. Columbia Glacier (Alaska) - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia Glacier, a glacier in Prince William Sound on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, is one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, and has been retreating since the early 1980s. It was named after Columbia University, one of several glaciers in the area named for elite U.S. colleges by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in ...

  5. Jacobshavn Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Jacobshavn is one of the fastest moving glaciers, flowing at its terminus at speeds that used to be around 20 metres (66 ft) per day [13] but are over 45 metres (150 ft) per day when averaged annually, with summer speeds even higher (as measured 2012–2013). [14]

  6. Ice stream - Wikipedia

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    An ice stream is a region of fast-moving ice within an ice sheet. It is a type of glacier , a body of ice that moves under its own weight. [ 2 ] They can move upwards of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) a year, and can be up to 50 kilometres (31 mi) in width, and hundreds of kilometers in length. [ 3 ]

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    The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.

  8. Glaciology - Wikipedia

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    Several glaciers flow into the Shimshal Valley, and are prone to blocking the river. Khurdopin glacier surged in 2016–17, creating a sizable lake. [2] Glaciers of Shimsal Valley from space, May 13, 2017. Khurdopin glacier has dammed the Shimshal River, forming a glacial lake. The river has started to carve a path through the toe of the glacier.

  9. World's Most Beautiful Glaciers to See Before They're Gone - AOL

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