alpine glacier
1Alpine glacier — noun a glacier that moves down from a high valley • Syn: ↑Alpine type of glacier • Hypernyms: ↑glacier * * * noun : a glacier formed among summits and descending a mountain valley …
2alpine glacier — a) Any glacier in a mountain range except an ice cap or ice sheet. It usually originates in a cirque and may flow down into a valley previously carved by a stream. Compare: continental glacier. GG. b) (not preferred refer to U… …
3Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… …
4Glacier mass balance — See also Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Crucial to the survival of a glacier is its mass balance, the difference between accumulation and ablation (melting and sublimation). Climate change may cause variations in both temperature and snowfall,… …
5Alpine type of glacier — noun a glacier that moves down from a high valley • Syn: ↑Alpine glacier • Hypernyms: ↑glacier …
6Glacier-Nationalpark (USA) — Glacier Nationalpark St. Mary Lake mit markanter Bergkette …
7Glacier-Nationalpark (Vereinigte Staaten) — Glacier Nationalpark St. Mary Lake mit markanter Bergkette …
8Glacier National Park (U.S.) — Glacier Nationalpark St. Mary Lake mit markanter Bergkette …
9Glacier Noir — Der Glacier Noir mit l Ailefroide im Hintergrund. Lage Hautes Alpes, Frankreich Gebirge Pelvoux, Westalpen …
10Glacier Blanc — Les Écrins et le glacier Blanc. Latitude Longitude …