Glacier
Definition:
A moving body of ice that forms on land from the accumulation and compaction of snow, and that flows downslope or outward due to gravity and the pressure of its own weight.
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Wolverine Glacier, Alaska 
Source:
USGS
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Glaciers
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Translation(s):
Español: Glaciar
Français: Glacier
Nederlands: Gletsjer
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