Glacier head
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glacier-head-273-14278965
title:
Glacier head
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A glacier head is the top of a glacier. Although glaciers seem motionless to the observer they are in constant motion and the terminus is always either advancing or retreating. On a glacier, the accumulation zone is the area above the firn line, where snowfall accumulates and exceeds the losses from ablation,. The annual equilibrium line separates the accumulation and ablation zone annually. The accumulation zone is also defined as the part of a glacier's surface, usually at higher elevations, o
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Top of a glacier
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_head
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date modified:
2023-09-17T12:51:29Z
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