Different types of Glaciers 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGlaciationA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: Julianne :)Created on: 23-02-15 21:43 463215 Across 1. Valley glaciers that flow enough to reach out into the sea. Tidewater glaciers are responsible for calving numerous icebergs, and while they are not as imposing as Antarctic icebergs, they can still pose problems for shipping lanes. (9) 5. Very small and occupy hollows and gullys on north facing slopes in the norhtern hemisphere. (5) Down 2. Formed when valley glaciers extended onto lowland areas, spread out and merge. (Makes a fan shape) (8) 3. Huge areas of ice which spread outwards from central domes. Apart from exposed summits of high mountains, nunatacks, the whole landscape is buried. (6) 4. Covers less that 50,000km2 of land. (8) 6. Larger than Niche glaciers, they are small masses of ice occupying armchair shaped hollows on mountains. They often overspill from their hollows to feed valley glaciers. (6)
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