: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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The park, which is less than three hours by car from Seattle and sits near the U.S.-Canada border, is best known for its rugged terrain shaped by glaciers and waterways.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
As glaciers melt and lakes dry up, bodies have also emerged on Mount Everest; on Theodul Glacier in Zermatt, Switzerland; in Lake Mead and in Lake Powell.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
Many of these glaciers exist in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, a mountain range that is part of the Andes, where Mount Huascaran and other mountains draw thousands of climbers a year.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Mejía told the news agency that glaciers had almost disappeared within some of the country's mountain ranges.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
As glaciers melt and lakes dry up, bodies have also emerged on Mount Everest; on Theodul Glacier in Zermatt, Switzerland; in Lake Mead and in Lake Powell.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
Many of these glaciers exist in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, a mountain range that is part of the Andes, where Mount Huascaran and other mountains draw thousands of climbers a year.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Mejía told the news agency that glaciers had almost disappeared within some of the country's mountain ranges.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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glacier
noun
gla·cier
ˈglā-shər 
: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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