Remnant

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Remnant
Definition: An isolated melting mass of glacier ice, that has become detached from its source and the remainder of the glacier. Some remnants cover many square miles.

Disconnected from accumulation area; Inactive; An inactive, usually small ice mass left by a receding glacier  GLIMSGlacier 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.04.08
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