| Term: | Outlet glacier |
| Definition: | Flows down from an ice sheet, ice field or ice cap beyond its margins; No clearly defined catchment area; Usually follows local topographic depressions; Drains an ice sheet, ice field or ice cap, usually of valley glacier form; the catchment area may not be clearly delineated; The source ice sheet, ice field or ice cap has the function of a "parent ice mass" in GLIMS |
| Term: | Outlet glacier |
| Definition: | A glacier, usually of valley-glacier form, that drains an ice sheet, icefield or ice cap. In the accumulation zone the glacier outline may not be well defined because of the subdued relief. |
| Term: | Outlet glacier |
| Definition: | A valley glacier that drains an ice sheet or ice cap and flows through a gap in peripheral mountains. |
| Term: | Outlet glacier |
| Definition: | A valley glacier which drains an inland ice sheet or ice cap and flows through a gap in peripheral mountains. |
| Term: | Outlet glacier |
| Definition: | A valley glacier which drains an inland ice sheet or ice cap and flows through a gap in peripheral mountains. |
| Term: | Outlet glacier |
| Definition: | A glacier, usually between rock walls, that is part of, and drains an ice sheet. See also Ice stream. |
| Term: | Outlet glacier |
| Definition: | A valley glacier, occupying a trough, emanating from an ice sheet or ice cap. |