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Glaciers

All images and text courtesy U.S. Geological Survey and Glacier National Park.

<< 8/12 < > From: Driedger, 1986, A Visitor’s Guide to Mount Rainier Glaciers: Pacific Northwest National Parks and Forests Association Glaciers exist where, over a period of years, snow remains after summer’s end. They exist in environments of high and low precipitation and in many temperature regimes; they are found on all the continents except Australia and they span the globe from high altitudes in equatorial regions to the polar ice caps. There is a delicate balance between climatic factors that allows snow to remain beyond its season.

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