Glacial lake

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Glacial lake
Definition: An accumulation of standing liquid water on (supraglacial), in (englacial), or under (subglacial) a glacier.

A natural impoundment of meltwater at the front of a glacier.  PhysicalGeography 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.04.08
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