Basal sliding

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Term: Basal sliding
Definition: The sliding of a glacier over the surface it rests on. Caused by the gradient of the slope and the weight of the glacier's mass.
GCW PhysicalGeography
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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