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Definition:
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Glaciers adhering to mountain sides, and fitting in no other primary classification pattern; e.g. Cirque-, Niche-, Crater- Glaciers as well as Groups, Aprons and hanging glaciers and glaciated flanks; Cirque, niche or crater type, hanging glacier; includes ice apron and groups of small units (WGMS 1970); Any shape; sometimes similar to a valley glacier, but much smaller; frequently located in cirque or niche. (WGMS 1977); Cirque, niche or crater type, hanging glacier; includes ice apron and groups of small units (WGMS 1998); Must be distinguished from valley glaciers where no valley has yet developed (often difficult to estimate from above ground)
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