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The cave, which was found by Hekla Tang, the snowmobile operations manager for tour company Arctic Adventures, was likely formed by meltwater and shifting ice and features a spacious chamber made of high-clarity ice streaked with layers of volcanic ash from past volcanic eruptions.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
The glaciers' retreats have changed the landscape significantly, widening lakes and producing new bodies of water, proglacial lakes, a growing pool of meltwater.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Pooling meltwater, for example, contributed to the Larsen B collapse.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Less snow can negatively affect water supplies by reducing meltwater from snowpack, especially in the Mountain West.
—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
The glaciers' retreats have changed the landscape significantly, widening lakes and producing new bodies of water, proglacial lakes, a growing pool of meltwater.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Pooling meltwater, for example, contributed to the Larsen B collapse.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Less snow can negatively affect water supplies by reducing meltwater from snowpack, especially in the Mountain West.
—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Meltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meltwater. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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meltwater
noun
melt·wa·ter
ˈmelt-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water that comes from the melting of ice and snow
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