Alternate Definitions for Cirque glacier

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Term: Cirque glacier
Definition: A glacier occupying a cirque. A cirque is a rounded recess with steep sides and back wall, formed on a mountainside by glacial erosion. Cirque is an Anglicized French word that has displaced the synonyms 'corrie' (from Scots Gaelic) and 'cwm' (from Welsh) of early glaciological usage.
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Term: Cirque glacier
Definition: A glacier which occupies a separate rounded recess which it has formed on a mountain side.
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Term: Cirque glacier
Definition: A small glacier that forms within a cirque basin, generally high on the side of a mountain.

Glacier that resides in basins or amphitheaters near ridge crests; most cirque glaciers have a characteristic circular shape, with their width as wide or wider than their length.  NSIDCCryosphere 

A glacier occupying a cirque. A cirque is a rounded recess with steep sides and back wall, formed on a mountainside by glacial erosion. Cirque is an Anglicized French word that has displaced the synonyms 'corrie' (from Scots Gaelic) and 'cwm' (from Welsh) of early glaciological usage.  IHPGlacierMassBalance 

A glacier occupying a cirque.  Swisseduc 

Small glacier lying wholly within a cirque, or topographic hollow, created by glacial excavation located high in mountainous areas.  AMSglossary 

Small glacier that just occupies a cirque.  PhysicalGeography 

A glacier which occupies a separate rounded recess which it has formed on a mountain side.  SPRI 

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Term: Cirque glacier
Definition: A small glacier that forms within a cirque basin, generally high on the side of a mountain.
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Term: Cirque glacier
Definition: Glacier that resides in basins or amphitheaters near ridge crests; most cirque glaciers have a characteristic circular shape, with their width as wide or wider than their length.
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Term: Cirque glacier
Definition: A glacier occupying a cirque.
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Term: Cirque glacier
Definition: Small glacier lying wholly within a cirque, or topographic hollow, created by glacial excavation located high in mountainous areas.
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Term: Cirque glacier
Definition: Small glacier that just occupies a cirque.
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