Calving glacier

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Calving glacier
Definition: A glacier with a terminus that ends in a body of water (river, lake, ocean) into which it calves icebergs.

Glacier that loses material by calving, usually a glacier that terminates in sea, lake, or river water.  NSIDCCryosphere 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.04.08
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