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Term: High polar glacier
Definition: In Ahlmann's (1935) glacier classification, a polar glacier with firn in the accumulation area that is 100 m or more thick and that does not melt appreciably in summer.  AMSglossary 

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Term: High polar glacier
Definition: In Ahlmann's (1935) glacier classification, a polar glacier with firn in the accumulation area that is 100 m or more thick and that does not melt appreciably in summer.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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