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polar glacier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | continental glacier |
Examples of polar glacier
polar glacier
The ice of a polar glacier is always below freezing point from the surface to its base, although the surface snowpack may experience seasonal melting.
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A sub-polar glacier has both temperate and polar ice, depending on the depth beneath the surface and position along the length of the glacier.
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The Pamirs in particular are heavily glaciated, and Tajikistan is home to the largest non-polar glacier in the world, the Fedchenko Glacier.
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Better to look at long-term indicators, such as glacier retreats and polar ice sheets.
From the chron.com
In the period 1998-2010, substantial amounts of heat trapped at the earth's surface have melted polar and montane glacier ice.
From the independent.co.uk
But they had no idea if there was a way up a glacier to the polar plateau on their planned route unlike Scotts men who had a well mapped route up the Beardmore glacier.
From the guardian.co.uk
After scaling the vast Beardmore glacier on the edge of the polar plateau, they found seams of coal amid the snow and ice.
From the newscientist.com
Glacier, one of Pt. Defiance Zoo's four polar bears, frolicks for fish snacks to the delight of visitors in the underwater viewing area.
From the thenewstribune.com
The 70 km-long Siachen Glacier at the India-Pakistan border is the second longest glacier in the world outside the polar region.
From the en.wikipedia.org
