: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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The mountain's steep slopes, glaciers, rapidly changing weather and extreme altitude create significant challenges even for experienced climbers.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Similarly, retreating glaciers that form the Greenland Ice Sheet carve new valleys and reshape the physical geography, which will likely bring new challenges for the land mammals.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
For travelers, that means Alaska itself remains the headline act, even as more cruise lines invest in making that floating experience feel just as memorable as the glaciers outside.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Some 20,000 years ago, Iceland was covered with slow-moving glaciers.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Similarly, retreating glaciers that form the Greenland Ice Sheet carve new valleys and reshape the physical geography, which will likely bring new challenges for the land mammals.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
For travelers, that means Alaska itself remains the headline act, even as more cruise lines invest in making that floating experience feel just as memorable as the glaciers outside.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Some 20,000 years ago, Iceland was covered with slow-moving glaciers.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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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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