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glaciers: mountain  

Definition

  • In mountainous locations where more snow crystals accumulate annually than melt, a glacier will form. Glaciers develop from the accumulation of snow; when this accumulation reaches a sufficient thickness, glacier ice forms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Glaciers: Mountain]

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