| Term: | Niche |
| Definition: | Small glaciers in v shaped couloirs or depressions; Adhering a mountain slope; Genetically less developed in form than cirque glacier; Small glacier in V-shaped gully or depression on a mountain slope; generally more common than the genetically further developed cirque glacier (WGMS 1970, 1998); Small glacier in V-shaped gully or depression on a mountain slope (WGMS 1977) |