Term: | Glacier tongue |
Definition: | An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat. |
Term: | Glacier tongue |
Definition: | Sea ice terminology that describes the seaward extension of a glacier, usually afloat. In the Antarctic, glacier tongues may extend over many tens of kilometres. |
Term: | Glacier tongue |
Definition: | An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat. |
Term: | Glacier tongue |
Definition: | Projecting seaward extension of a glacier, usually afloat. |
Term: | Glacier tongue |
Definition: | An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat. |
Term: | Glacier tongue |
Definition: | The long slender part of a valley glacier that is subject to net ablation. |
Term: | Glacier tongue |
Definition: | An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat. |