Water bodies

Water bodies

Referring to any significant accumulation of water usually on planet earth but also on other planetary bodies.

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Water bodies; Glaciers

An increase in the length of a glacier compared to a previous point in time. As ice in a glacier is always moving forward, a glacier's terminus advances when less ice is lost due ...

fjord

Water bodies; Glaciers

A glacially eroded or modified U-shaped valley that extends below sea level and connects to the ocean. Filled with seawater, depths may reach more than 1,000 feet below sea level. ...

ice sizzle

Water bodies; Glaciers

A crackling or sizzling similar to that made by soft drinks or seltzer water but louder. The sound made as air bubbles formed at many atmospheres of pressure are released during ...

U-shaped valley

Water bodies; Glaciers

A valley with a parabolic or "U" shaped cross-section, steep walls and generally a broad and flat floor. Formed by glacier erosion, a U-shaped valley results when a glacier widens ...

calving glacier

Water bodies; Glaciers

A glacier with a terminus that ends in a body of water (river, lake, ocean) into which it calves icebergs.

cirque glacier

Water bodies; Glaciers

A small glacier that forms within a cirque basin, generally high on the side of a mountain.

ice cap

Water bodies; Glaciers

A dome-shaped accumulation of glacier ice and perennial snow that completely covers a mountainous area or island, so that no peaks or Nunataks poke through.