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Term: Glacier tongue
Definition: An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat.
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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.
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Term: Glacier tongue
Definition: An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat.
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Term: Glacier tongue
Definition: Projecting seaward extension of a glacier, usually afloat.
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Term: Glacier tongue
Definition: An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat.
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Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Glacier tongue
Definition: The long slender part of a valley glacier that is subject to net ablation.
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Term: Glacier tongue
Definition: An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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