Cirque Glaciers

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"Cirques
Glaciers are formed in areas where the annual accumulation of snow exceeds the amount melting or evaporating each year (4:80). This snow, under the pressure of its own weight, eventually turns to ice (4:80). When the ice becomes sufficiently thick, it begins to flow under the influence of gravity (4:80). Of the various types of glaciers, those found in mountainous areas show considerable variation in size (4:80.82). One of the smaller glacier types commonly found at higher elevations is known as a cirque glacier (4:79).


Cirque glaciers are characterized by the rocky hollows, or cirques, that contain them (4:80). The glacial ice tends to erode backwards and downwards forming a depression that accumulates snow (4:80). The formation of these glaciers is..."

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