: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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Juneau blends towering glaciers, the Tongass National Forest and rich Indigenous culture.
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Some melting occurred naturally, but the landslide’s force physically severed a massive section of the glacier’s terminus, filling the fjord with a dense slurry of icebergs.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Sandwiched between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf is geologically young; the shallowest areas have been under water for only around 6,000 years and the body of water overall is only a result of glaciers melting at the end of the last ice age.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The serac is part of the Khumbu Icefall, a constantly shifting glacier with deep crevasses and huge pieces of overhanging ice that can be as big as a 10-story building.
—Pasang Rinzee Sherpa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Some melting occurred naturally, but the landslide’s force physically severed a massive section of the glacier’s terminus, filling the fjord with a dense slurry of icebergs.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Sandwiched between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf is geologically young; the shallowest areas have been under water for only around 6,000 years and the body of water overall is only a result of glaciers melting at the end of the last ice age.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The serac is part of the Khumbu Icefall, a constantly shifting glacier with deep crevasses and huge pieces of overhanging ice that can be as big as a 10-story building.
—Pasang Rinzee Sherpa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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glacier
noun
gla·cier
ˈglā-shər 
: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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