Glaciation

Lower Curtis Glacier and Crevasses, Washington

Terminus of Lower Curtis Glacier on the side of Mt. Shuksan, North Cascades National Park, Washington (220828-57)

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Lower Curtis Glacier and cirque, Washington

Lower Curtis Glacier and cirque carved into the side of Mt. Shuksan, North Cascades National Park, Washington (220828-56)

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Glacier, glacier toe, and lake, Iceland

Solheimajokull Glacier and its terminus emptying into lake, Iceland. Note the people standing on the terminal moraine. (180907-71)

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Ice, breaking up in northern Canada

Aerial view of spring thaw and icebergs, northern Canada (180401-119)

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Glaciated peaks and features, Greenland

Aerial view of glacial erosional features, Greenland. Note the glacier-filled cirques, the steep headwalls behind the cirques, the horns (peaks) and aretes. (180401-68)

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Glacial fjords, Norway (vertical)

Aerial view of glacial fjords, west coast of Norway (180401-26)

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Hanging valley and fjord, Norway

Aerial view of hanging tributary valley and glacial fjord, Norway (180401-18)

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Glacial till, northern Washinton

Glacial till, northern Washinton (150803-54)

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Roche Moutonee, Yosemite NP, Cal.

Lembert Dome. Glacial ice movement was right to left, causing abrasion on the smooth right side and plucking on the steep left side (Image ID # 111118-65)

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Glacial peaks, North Cascades, WA

Glacial peaks, North Cascades National Park, Washington. Prominent peak in the background is Sinister Peak. (MG6779)

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Glacial till, Sierra Nevada, California

This unsorted mixture of unstratified rock was deposited directly by a glacier. (Gl-27)

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Glacial moraine, Sierra Nevada

Aerial view of glacial moraine near Convict Lake in the Sierra Nevada, California. Photo shows terminal, lateral, and recessional moraines. (Gl-29)

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Glacial erratic, Rhode Island

Large granitic boulder. Gl-31

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Glacial cirque, tarn, and headwall, Colorado.

Glacial cirque, tarn, and headwall, Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. (Gl-22)

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Glacier Calving Ice, Banff NP, Canada

Glacier Calving Ice into tarn. Bow Glacier, Banff National Park, Canada. (ID Gl-23)

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Mergerie Glacier, Alaska

Mergerie Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. (Gl-07)

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Cirques, horns, and aretes, Greenland

Aerial view of Cirques, cirque glaciers, horns, and aretes, Greenland (Gl-02)

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Glacier, cirque, and headwall, Yukon

Aerial view of Glacier, cirque, and headwall, Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada. (Gl-04)

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Tributary and trunk glaciers, Greenland

Aerial view of tributary and trunk glaciers, Greenland. When the ice melts back it will leave behind a deep valley and hanging valley on the side. (Gl-03)

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