Concept information
Preferred term
glaciers: mountain
Definition
- In mountainous locations where more snow crystals accumulate annually than melt, a glacier will form. Glaciers develop from the accumulation of snow; when this accumulation reaches a sufficient thickness, glacier ice forms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Glaciers: Mountain]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/glaciers:_mountain
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