glacial ice
101glacial — /ˈgleɪʃəl / (say glayshuhl), /ˈgleɪsiəl / (say glayseeuhl) adjective 1. characterised by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers. 2. due to or associated with the action of ice or glaciers. 3. of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets …
102Glacial Lake Tight — Lake Tight, named for geologist William G. Tight, was a glacial lake located in what is present day Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia, during the Ice Age.HistoryLake Tight s origins date to nearly 2 million years before the modern era. As the Ice …
103glacial epoch — /gleɪʃəl ˈipɒk/ (say glayshuhl eepok) noun 1. any of the glaciations of past geological periods as in Australia during the Permian. 2. the glacial epoch, the geologically recent Pleistocene epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was… …
104Ice field — An ice field (also spelled icefield) is an area less than 50,000 km² (19,305 mile²) of ice often found in the colder climates and higher altitudes of the world where there is sufficient precipitation [http://gemini.oscs.montana.edu/… …
105ice — Synonyms and related words: Dry Ice, French ice cream, Freon, Italian ice, air condition, air cool, alabaster, ammonia, berg, bijouterie, billiard table, blast, blast freeze, blast frozen, blight, blot out, bowling alley, bowling green, bubble,… …
106Ice Age Trail — Infobox Hiking trail Name=Ice Age Trail Photo=Ice Age National Scenic Trail Trail Sign.jpg Caption=Ice Age Trail Sign, near Devil s Lake State Park Location=Wisconsin, United States Length=600 mi completed 1,200 mi planned Start/End Points=Green… …
107Ice dam — An ice dam (or ice jam) occurs when water builds up behind a blockage of ice. Ice dams can occur in various ways.Caused by a glacierSometimes a glacier flows down a valley to a confluence where the other branch carries an unfrozen river. The… …
108ice-margin complex — An assemblage of landforms constructed proximal to a relatively static, rapidly wasting continental glacial margin. Constituent landforms can include fosse, head of outwash, ice contact slope, ice contact delta, kame, kame moraine, kettle,… …
109Ice cap — [ Vatnajökull, Iceland] An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area (usually covering a highland area). Masses of ice covering more than 50 000 km² are termed an ice sheet. cite book last = Benn first = Douglas… …
110glacial valley — ▪ geological formation also called glacial trough stream valley that has been glaciated, usually to a typical catenary, or U shaped, cross section. U shaped valleys occur in many parts of the world and are characteristic features of mountain… …
