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  2. Glacial period - Wikipedia

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    A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances. Interglacials, on the other hand, are periods of warmer climate between glacial periods. The Last Glacial Period ended about 15,000 years ago. [1]

  3. Glacier morphology - Wikipedia

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    An ice cap can be defined as a dome-shaped mass of ice that exhibits a radial flow. [5] They are often easily confused with ice sheets, but these ice structures are smaller than 50,000 km 2, and obscure the entirety of the topography they span. [5] They mainly form in polar and sub-polar regions with particularly high elevation but flat ground. [4]

  4. Timeline of glaciation - Wikipedia

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    Glacial history of Minnesota; Glacial period – Interval of time within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances; Ice age – Period of long-term reduction in temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere; Last Glacial PeriodPeriod of major glaciations of the Northern Hemisphere (115,000–12,000 years ago)

  5. List of periods and events in climate history - Wikipedia

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    Last Glacial Period, not to be confused with the Last Glacial Maximum or Late Glacial Maximum below. (The following events also fall into this period.) 48,000–28,000: Mousterian Pluvial wet in North Africa 26,500–19,000: Last Glacial Maximum, what is often meant in popular usage by "Last Ice Age" 16,000–13,000

  6. Subglacial stream - Wikipedia

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    Water in subglacial streams is subject to large amounts of pressure from the mass of ice above; as a result, the direction of water flow cannot be explained in the same way as typical surface streams. [2] Subglacial water flow is, to a large extent, determined by pressure gradients created by the weight and movement of the glacier. [1]

  7. Glacier - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Glacial stream - Wikipedia

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    A glacier stream is a channelized area that is formed by a glacier in which liquid water accumulates and flows. [1] Glacial streams are also commonly referred to as "glacier stream" or/and "glacial meltwater stream". The movement of the water is influenced and directed by gravity and the melting of ice. [1]

  9. Glacial motion - Wikipedia

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    Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades. USGS researchers have found a strong correlation between increasing temperatures and glacial retreat in this region. Glacial motion is the motion of glaciers, which can be likened to rivers of ice. It has played an ...