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This is a list of glaciers in Asia. List of glaciers. Bhutan. China. Angsi Glacier- Tibet; Bayi Glacier - Qinghai; Hailogou Galicer - SiChuan; July 1 Glacier ...
Argentino glacial lake at the base of Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina. Glacial lakes act as fresh water storage for the replenishing of a region's water supply and serve as potential electricity producers from hydropower. Glacial lakes' aesthetic nature can also stimulate economic activity through the attraction of the tourism industry. [10]
Category: Glaciers of Asia by country. 4 languages. ... Glaciers of Tajikistan (5 P) Glaciers of Tibet (5 P) Glaciers of Turkey ...
Glaciers of Asia by country (16 C) Glaciers of Europe by country (15 C) ... Glaciers of Tibet (5 P) Glaciers of Turkey (2 P) U. Glaciers of the United States (3 C, 1 ...
The majority of Europe's glaciers are found in the Alps, Caucasus and the Scandinavian Mountains (mostly Norway) as well as in Iceland. Iceland has the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull Glacier, that covers between 8,100 and 8,300 km 2 in area and 3,100 km 3 in volume. Norway alone has more than 2500 glaciers (including very small ones ...
Glaciers in Asia. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. Glaciers of Asia by country (16 C) C. Glaciers of the ...
Such lakes created by glacial action are also called fjord lakes or moraine-dammed lakes. [54] Some of these lakes were salt after the ice age but later cut off from the ocean during the post-glacial rebound. [19] At the end of the ice age Eastern Norway was about 200 m (660 ft) lower (the marine limit). When the ice cap receded and allowed the ...
A glacier that fills a valley is called a valley glacier, or alternatively, an alpine glacier or mountain glacier. [14] A large body of glacial ice astride a mountain, mountain range, or volcano is termed an ice cap or ice field. [15] Ice caps have an area less than 50,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi) by definition.