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End of a glacier at any given point in time
A glacier terminus, toe, or snout, is the end of a glacier at any given point in time. Although glaciers seem motionless to the observer, in reality they
Glacier_terminus
Glacier in Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States
northeast toward its terminus in Tarr Inlet. Margerie Glacier is one of the most active and frequently-visited glaciers in Glacier Bay, which was declared
Margerie_Glacier
Valley glacier in the US state of Alaska
Matanuska Glacier terminus Matanuska Formation Glacier National Park List of glaciers Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matanuska Glacier. Matanuska
Matanuska_Glacier
Glacier in Alaska, United States
thinned the Bering Glacier by several thousand meters. Since 1900 the terminus has retreated as much as 12 km (7.5 mi). The Bering Glacier exhibits "surges"
Bering_Glacier
Highest glacier in the Himalayas
900 m (16,100 ft) at its terminus to 7,600 m (24,900 ft) at its source, it is the world's highest glacier. The Khumbu Glacier is followed for the final
Khumbu_Glacier
Glacier in the United States
at the glacier's terminus. However, this interesting phenomenon will fade away if temperatures continue to climb, since the head of the glacier will no
Mendenhall_Glacier
Glacier in Pakistan
4 km of the glacier terminus. As of 1984, the glacier terminus was measured to be about 0.5 km above the Karakoram Highway. The glacier has since retreated
Batura_Glacier
Behavior of glaciers that terminate at the sea
and calving rate at the glacier terminus as it changes position. Calving glaciers are different from land terminating glaciers in the variation in velocity
Tidewater_glacier_cycle
Glacier in Patagonia
southern end of mainland South America. Viedma Glacier is a valley glacier and its moraine-rich terminus flows into the western end of Lake Viedma, which
Viedma_Glacier
Glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field
nearby this glacier and have vantage point views of this region. The glacier terminus is at Upsala channel of Lago Argentino. The Upsala Glacier is well known
Upsala_Glacier
Glacier in Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) near the glacier's terminus, and the building of a hotel nearby, the glacier became a prominent tourist destination in
Illecillewaet_Glacier
Glacier in Alaska
above the glacier terminus. The Main Branch is characterized by a large, low-sloping basin compared to the smaller and steeper West Branch. Glacier elevation
Eklutna_Glacier
Recent shrinking of glaciers due to global warming
recession of the accumulation zone margin, not just of the terminus. In effect, the glacier no longer has a consistent accumulation zone and without an
Retreat of glaciers since 1850
Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850
Glacier in Washington, United States
the massive glacier descends until it reaches its rocky lower terminus at about 5,100 ft (1,600 m) in elevation. In the 1930s, the glacier was found to
Emmons_Glacier
Glacier in Greenland
Jakobshavn Glacier (Danish: Jakobshavn Isbræ), also known as Ilulissat Glacier (Greenlandic: Sermeq Kujalleq), is a large outlet glacier in West Greenland
Jakobshavn_Glacier
Glacier in New Zealand
Tasman Glacier (officially Haupapa / Tasman Glacier) is the largest glacier in New Zealand, and one of several large glaciers which flow south and east
Tasman_Glacier
Glacier in Alaska, United States
kilometers (1.7 cu mi) per year; the glacier has subsequently slowed down, resulting in an increase in retreat rate. The terminus has retreated a total of 16 km
Columbia_Glacier_(Alaska)
Topics referred to by the same term
River terminus, the end of a river Glacier terminus, the end, or "snout," of a glacier's ice terminus post quem, terminus ante quem, terminus ad quem
Terminus
Glacier in Alaska, United States
to the face of the glacier is limited to the Johns Hopkins Inlet. The peak elevation of the glacier is 1811ft (552 m). The terminus has a height of 225-330
Johns_Hopkins_Glacier
Glacier in Alaska, United States
accumulates than snow and ice melt. Until 1948 the glacier had a calving front; since then the terminus has been grounded. Due to the positive mass balance
Taku_Glacier
Glacier in Uttarakhand, India
km to the glacier. The trail passes through the villages of Reeh, Gangi, and Kalyani, before reaching Bhomkugufa and the glacier terminus. Gangi is the
Khatling_Glacier
Glacier in the Southern Alps, New Zealand
showing the maximum height of the glacier reached around 2009 Fox River emerging from the glacier terminus Fox Glacier has undergone repeated phases of
Fox_Glacier
Glacier in Yukon, Canada
the glacier. Backpackers can also follow the Slims River East Route to reach the toe of the glacier, also known as the glacier terminus. Terminus of the
Kaskawulsh_Glacier
Glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field
2 km (1.2 mi) wide at the terminus. Pío XI Glacier List of glaciers Wikimedia Commons has media related to O'Higgins Glacier. USGS. "P 1386-I - Chile and
O'Higgins_Glacier
Archipelago in northern Russia
76°27′N 68°42′E / 76.450°N 68.700°E / 76.450; 68.700) Inostrantsev Glacier terminus (76°28′N 66°5′E / 76.467°N 66.083°E / 76.467; 66.083) Cape Zhelaniya
Novaya_Zemlya
Glacier in the state of Washington
Boulder Glacier in 2003 with its 1985 terminus in red View of 2004 terminus from above View from Boulder Ridge Mount Baker Retreat of glaciers since 1850
Boulder_Glacier_(Washington)
Glacier in eastern Greenland
western side of the Fimbul Glacier terminus and the terminus of the Bernstorff Glacier . Together the Sleipner and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts
Fimbul_Glacier
Glacier in Chile
on the north shore of the northwest arm of the Beagle Channel. The glacier terminus ends in a small proglacial lake. Earth Info, earth-info.nga.mil webpage:
Holanda_Glacier
Glacier in California, United States
into the glacier in 1942 with four airmen on board during a navigation training mission. Upper Mendel Glacier July, 2006 Mendel Glacier Terminus July, 2006
Mendel_Glacier
Glacier in Washington, United States
chocolate colored water flowing from the glacier terminus. List of glaciers in the United States "Chocolate Glacier". Geographic Names Information System
Chocolate_Glacier
Glacier in New Zealand
accessible glaciers, the glacier and its terminus can be seen clearly from the end of the Hooker Valley Track. This easy walk to the glacier lake is the
Hooker_Glacier_(New_Zealand)
Uninhabited island in Russian Arctic
Severny's northernmost cape. View of Cape Zhelaniya. Inostrantsev Glacier terminus. West coast. Walruses resting on the shore of Severny Island. Islands
Severny_Island
Glacier in Greenland
Waltershausen Glacier (Danish: Waltershausen Gletscher) is one of the major glaciers in Greenland. It has its terminus on the east coast of the Greenland
Waltershausen_Glacier
Glacier on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States
The glacier terminus has retreated 510 metres (1,670 ft) over the same time period. List of glaciers in the United States "White River Glacier". Geographic
White_River_Glacier_(Oregon)
Summit in Denali National Park
Alaska, United States. It is situated immediately east of the Muldrow Glacier terminus, 3.5 mi (6 km) south of Eielson Visitor Center, and 3.9 mi (6 km) north
Mount_Eielson
Glacier in the United States
terminus. As recently as the mid-1980s the glacier was a tidewater glacier and calved icebergs from a wall of ice 90 m (200 feet) tall. The glacier is
Muir_Glacier
Glacier in Greenland
Wordie Glacier (Danish: Wordie Gletscher) is a glacier in northeastern Greenland. It has its terminus on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet. This
Wordie_Glacier
Glacier in Greenland
the area of Gaule Bjerg, west of the Midgard Glacier and northeast of the Helheim Glacier. Its terminus is at the mouth of the Ningerti, one of the northernmost
Fenris_Glacier
Removal of material from an object's surface
mass loss from the upper surface of a glacier or ocean-driven melt and calving on the face of a glacier terminus. Ablation can refer either to the processes
Ablation
Glacier in Washington, United States
Retrieved May 12, 2013. Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 11
Cache_Col_Glacier
Breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier
been known to occur, without warning, up to 300 m (980 ft) from the glacier terminus. Though many factors that contribute to calving have been identified
Ice_calving
Glacier in Alaska, United States
a sign of the glacier changing from a tidal to non-tidal one. Bengston also stated that the huge outwash plain at the glacier's terminus allows it to preserve
Brady_Glacier
Glacier
from Icy Bay. Tyndall Glacier then began to retreat in 1905. Between 1938 and 1961, Tyndall Glacier's terminus—where the glacier ends and calves into the
Tyndall_Glacier_(Alaska)
Glacier in Antarctica
Tucker Glacier (72°32′S 169°15′E / 72.533°S 169.250°E / -72.533; 169.250 (Tucker Glacier)) is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, Antarctica
Tucker_Glacier
Glacier in Washington, United States
000 cu ft (16,000,000 m3) of ice and snow in spite of its low terminus elevation. The glacier length has decreased from about 3.4 mi (5.5 km) in 1800 to
Blue_Glacier
River in Alaska, United States
Endicott Mountains in northern Alaska, United States. The source is a glacier terminus, from which it flows northeast to the Sagavanirktok River 20 miles
Atigun_River
Glacier in the state of Washington
and between 1972 and 2006 its terminus retreated 1,470 ft (450 m). List of glaciers in the United States "Boston Glacier". Geographic Names Information
Boston_Glacier
arrives at the glacier terminus. This high sediment supply often makes them steep and braided. Many modern proglacial rivers drain glaciers in the mountain
Proglacial_river
Persistent body of ice that moves downhill under its own weight
The health of a glacier is usually assessed by determining the glacier mass balance or observing terminus behavior. Healthy glaciers have large accumulation
Glacier
Glacier in Greenland
these two glaciers lost contact after the terminus disintegrated in 2002. List of glaciers in Greenland Inglefield Fjord Glacier terminus "Tracy Gletscher
Farquhar_Glacier
Glacially formed accumulation of debris
deposited at the snout or end of the glacier. They usually reflect the shape of the glacier's terminus. Glaciers act much like a conveyor belt, carrying
Moraine
Glacier in Montana, United States
Jackson Glacier is approximately the seventh largest of the remaining 25 glaciers in Glacier National Park located in the US state of Montana. A part of
Jackson_Glacier
Nature reserve in Västra Götaland, Sweden
materials emerged from the melting ice were deposited in front of the glacier terminus. The narrow peninsula is about five kilometers long and never wider
Hindens_Rev
Glacier in the Karakoram range in the Himalayas
the India–China border down to 3,620 m (11,875 ft) at its terminus. The entire Siachen Glacier, with all major passes, has been under the administration
Siachen_Glacier
Russian Glacier
the Glazov Glacier. The following glaciers have their terminus on the coast of the Barents Sea. Anna Glacier (Lednik Anny) Anuchin Glacier (Lednik Anuchina)
Severny_Island_ice_cap
Glacier in Greenland
northwest. Gletscher Cape is a headland located east of the glacier terminus. List of glaciers in Greenland Cartographic expeditions to Greenland Peary Channel
Academy_Glacier_(Greenland)
Valley in Antarctica
through the ice-cliffed terminus of the glacier. 76°52′S 161°30′E / 76.867°S 161.500°E / -76.867; 161.500. A broad flat glacier filling the bulk of Alatna
Alatna_Valley
Glacier on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States
Glacier. The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness. Sandy Glacier decreased in area by 40% between 1907 and 2004. The glacier terminus has retreated
Sandy_Glacier
Glacier in the Urner Alps near Gadmen
the glacier terminus remained stable at the base of this basin near 1652 m elevation. Length-change records show that from 1861 to 1929 the glacier advanced
Trift_Glacier
Geological phenomenon
glacier's terminus moves forward faster than it melts, the net result is advance. Glacier retreat occurs when more material ablates from the terminus
Glacial_motion
Alaskan Glacier
LeConte Glacier is a 21-mile (34 km) long and 1-mile (1.6 km) wide glacier in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States. It flows southwest to the head
LeConte_Glacier
Glacier in India
cirque below Chaukhamba, the highest peak of the group. The terminus of the Gangotri Glacier is said to resemble a cow's mouth, and the place is called
Gangotri_Glacier
Glacier in Switzerland
The Mont Miné Glacier (French: Glacier du Mont Miné) is a 7.9 km (4.9 mi) long glacier (2005) in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
Mont_Miné_Glacier
Glacier in Canada and the United States
(109 km) west of Skagway. In 2004 Grand Pacific Glacier was about 2 miles (3,200 m) wide at the terminus, averaging about 150 feet (50 m) high at the ice
Grand_Pacific_Glacier
Natural disaster in Pakistan
military headquarters at Gayari, 30 km west of the Siachen Glacier terminus, near the Siachen glacier region. Located in a deep valley at 3,775 metres (12,385
2012_Gayari_Sector_avalanche
Glacier in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, US
and Geodetic Survey. The glacier's terminus is a little over a mile from Nassau Fjord and Prince William Sound. List of glaciers U.S. Geological Survey
Princeton_Glacier
Glacier in Oregon, U.S.
2004, Coe Glacier lost 15% of its surface area. The glacier terminus retreated 390 metres (1,280 ft) over the same time period. List of glaciers in the United
Coe_Glacier
Glacier in Greenland
it, and has its terminus in a lake that discharges right by the terminus of the Rimfaxe. List of glaciers in Greenland Skinfaxe (glacier) Den grønlandske
Rimfaxe_(glacier)
Bay in Graham Land, Antarctica
59.64861°W / -63.86444; -59.64861 A point next east of the Andrew Glacier terminus. It is situated 12.65 kilometres (7.86 mi) south-southeast of Radibosh
Charcot_Bay
Glacier in Alaska, United States
up to 1987 Fourpeaked Glacier experienced a dramatic recession which followed by a period of relative stability of it terminus between 1987 and 2000.
Fourpeaked_Glacier
Glacier in northern Greenland
The Thomas Glacier is a large, slow-moving glacier in Roosevelt Land. It flows northwestwards with its terminus at the head of the Hunt Fjord. The peaks
Thomas_Glacier_(Greenland)
Topics referred to by the same term
photography Toé, a common South American name for Datura and related plants Glacier terminus, also known as its toe Theory of everything, a hypothetical all-encompassing
Toe_(disambiguation)
Glacier in Antarctica
northeastward through the Alexandra Mountains to its terminus in Sulzberger Bay. The Butler Glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Butler_Glacier
Glacier in Alaska
Tana Glacier is a 17 mi (27 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins at Bagley Icefield and flows northwest to its 1950 terminus near the
Tana_Glacier
Glacier in Alaska, United States
forest extending from the fiord well up toward the glacier terminus indicates that Barnard Glacier has not descended much farther toward the fiord for
Barnard_Glacier
Glacier on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States
The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness. Between 1907 and 2004, Reid Glacier lost 35% of its surface area. The glacier terminus has retreated
Reid_Glacier_(Oregon)
Glacier on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States
glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness. Between 1907 and 2004, Newton Clark Glacier lost 32% of its surface area and the glacier terminus
Newton_Clark_Glacier
Glacier in Washington, United States
Retrieved May 10, 2013. Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 10
Daniel_Glacier
Glacier on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States
The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness. Between 1907 and 2004, Ladd Glacier lost 37% of its surface area and the glacier terminus retreated
Ladd_Glacier
Icefield in Alaska, US, and British Columbia, Canada
has monitored glaciers of the Juneau Icefield. On the west side of the icefield, from 1946 to 2009, the terminus of the Mendenhall Glacier has retreated
Juneau_Icefield
Glacier in the state of Washington
Retrieved May 10, 2013. Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 10
Ladder_Creek_Glacier
Glacier in Greenland
(12 mi) until its terminus at the head of the Geologfjord. The Eyvind Fjeld Glacier flows beyond the northwestern end of the Nunatak Glacier, to the west of
Nunatak_Glacier
Glacier located in the Patagonian Andes
period of stability remains debated by glaciologists. The terminus of the Perito Moreno Glacier is 5 km (3.1 mi) wide, with an average height of 74 m (240 ft)
Perito_Moreno_Glacier
a list of glaciers in Russia. It includes glaciers, ice caps and ice domes located in the Russian Federation. Academy of Sciences Glacier (Lednik Akademii
List_of_glaciers_in_Russia
Glacier in the state of Washington
Retrieved May 11, 2013. Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 11
Watson_Glacier
period 1971–75, Ivory Glacier receded 30 m (98 ft) from the glacial terminus, and about 26% of the surface area of the glacier was lost over the same
Glaciers_of_New_Zealand
Glacier in the Talkeetna Mountains in Alaska, United States
Snowbird Glacier is a hanging alpine glacier in the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska. Snowbird Glacier is located near the southwestern corner of the Talkeetna
Snowbird_Glacier
Glacier in Chile
(23 sq mi) of ice. The glacier is named after the German geologist Juan Brüggen Messtorff. Expedition cruise ships visit the Pio XI terminus by sailing up the
Brüggen_Glacier
Low area between hills, often with a river running through it
period. Some valleys are formed through erosion by glacial ice. These glaciers may remain present in valleys in high mountains or polar areas. At lower
Valley
National park in British Columbia
with the same floor plan. Glacier House, located near the terminus of the Illecillewaet Glacier (called the Great Glacier at the time), became a centre
Glacier National Park (Canada)
Glacier_National_Park_(Canada)
Glacier in the state of Washington
Retrieved May 10, 2013. Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 10
Foss_Glacier
Bay in Antarctica
Haffner Glacier empties into Berg Bay. The Sphinx Rock and Islands Point separate Berg Bay from Relay Bay. Reusch Glacier, Crume Glacier, Ommanney Glacier and
Robertson_Bay
Mountain in Argentina
glacial ice for over 50 years. Its remnants finally re-emerged at the glacier terminus in 2000. Shortly thereafter, an Argentine army expedition discovered
Tupungato
Glacier in Chile
of the Sarmiento Channel. The glacier originates in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. From 1945 to 1986, its terminus retreated 7 km (4.3 mi), being
Amalia_Glacier
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica surmounting Iskar Glacier to the east and the Huron Glacier terminus to the north-northwest. It was named after the Bulgarian
Radoy_Ralin_Peak
Glacier in Yukon, Canada
Donjek Glacier is about 35 miles (56 km) long and extends into the Donyek River Valley 3,500 feet (1,100 m) to its terminus. Centuries ago Donjek Glacier formed
Donjek_Glacier
Glacier in New Zealand
Mata-Au some 80 kilometres (50 mi) to the southeast of the glacier's terminus. The Dart Glacier has a fairly typical morphology, including a clearly defined
Dart_Glacier
Glacier in Greenland
Glacier. It has its terminus in the eastern side of the head of Johan Petersen Fjord separated by nunataks from the terminus of the Bruckner Glacier to
Heim_Glacier_(Greenland)
Fjord in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia
fjord. There are two small islets in the inner fjord, close to the glacier terminus' zone, Trudny Island with a diameter of 1 km (0.62 mi), and 1.3 km
Matusevich_Fjord
Fjord in Greenland
eastern shore of the head of Nordfjord, southeast of the terminus of the Waltershausen Glacier, between Cape Kolthoff in the south and Cape Bull in the
Muskox_Fjord
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