: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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The idea comes from the Seabed Anchored Curtain Project, a collaboration between scientists, engineers, and policy experts who argue that emissions cuts alone may not be enough to stabilize the glacier.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Follow the Exit Glacier View Loop trail for a closer look at the glacier and Harding Icefield.
—Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
The smaller number of Antarctic Treaty nations might make building a 50-mile underwater seawall to protect a melting glacier a little more feasible to coordinate than geoengineering measures that would require UN buy-in, Elliott writes.
—Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
The Yamuna River flows south from a glacier in the Himalayas for 855 miles (1,376 kilometers) through several Indian states.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Follow the Exit Glacier View Loop trail for a closer look at the glacier and Harding Icefield.
—Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
The smaller number of Antarctic Treaty nations might make building a 50-mile underwater seawall to protect a melting glacier a little more feasible to coordinate than geoengineering measures that would require UN buy-in, Elliott writes.
—Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
The Yamuna River flows south from a glacier in the Himalayas for 855 miles (1,376 kilometers) through several Indian states.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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