Accumulation area

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Term: Accumulation area
Definition: That part of a glacier's surface, usually at higher elevations, on which there is net accumulation of snow, which subsequently turns into firn and then glacier ice.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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