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- It is made of approximately 500km by 80km by 2.5km of solid ice
- It is the world's longest valley glacier
- It runs along part of the Lambert Graben
- Each year, 35 km2 of ice from this glacier go into the Prydz Bay.
- Holds the Guinness World Record for the World's Largest Glacier
- It drains 8% of the Antarctic ice sheet to the east and south of the Prince Charles Mountains
- It was delineated (sketched and/or described or represented) and named in 1952 by American geographer John H. Rosco
- It was named for Bruce P. Lambert, Director of National Mapping in the Australian Department of National Development
I think... Glaciers begin to form when snow remains in the same area year-round, where enough snow accumulates to transform into ice. Each year, new layers of snow bury and compress the previous layers. This compression forces the snow to re-crystallize, forming grains similar in size and shape to grains of sugar. Gradually the grains grow larger and the air pockets between the grains get smaller, causing the snow to slowly compact and increase in density. After about two winters, the snow turns into firn -- an intermediate state between snow and glacier ice. At this point, it is about half as dense as water. Over time, larger ice crystals become so compressed that any air pockets between them are very tiny. In very old glacier ice, crystals can reach several inches in length. For most glaciers, this process takes over a hundred years.
The Lambert Glacier is in Antarctica. (The Fisher Glacier is its prominent western tributary.) A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on this, the world's longest glacier.
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What is the name given to lakes formed through glacial erosion?
The name given to lakes formed through glacial erosion is "glacial lakes." These lakes are created when glaciers carve out depressions in the land, which then fill with melted ice and water. They often have unique characteristics, such as a circular shape and steep sides.
What represents a former meltwater channel or tunnel in glacial ice that was filled with sand and gravel?
A kettle hole is a depression or hole in a glacial outwash plain that is formed by the melting of a large block of glacial ice buried in drift.
A long oval shaped mound of soil and rock formed from glacial deposits?
drumlins
How is a varve formed?
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How are glacial abrasion formed?
Glacial abrasion is formed when rocks and sediments carried by a glacier scrape against the underlying bedrock, causing it to be worn away and smoothed. The movement of the glacier, combined with the debris it carries, acts like sandpaper on the bedrock surface, creating grooves and scratches known as striations. Over time, this process results in the characteristic polished and striated surfaces that are indicative of glacial abrasion.
How is moraine formed?
glacial till.
What is formed by glacial erosion?
Eskers
What is a ridge formed from glacial deposits are?
what is a ridge formed from deposits are
How was the dry falls formed?
The dry falls were formed by glacial activity
What is a soil formed by?
Windblown glacial sediments.
What are the types of features that form from glacial erosion?
Glacial Erosion formed Yosemite Valley and the Sierra Nevada
What is most often formed by glacial action?
you tell me
How was long island formed?
It was caused by deposition. Of glacial moraine.
How glacial spillways are formed?
Glacial spillways are formed when meltwater from a retreating glacier creates a pathway through moraines or other glacial deposits. As the glacier retreats, the trapped water is released, carving out a channel that can carry large volumes of water downstream. These spillways are important for draining glacial lakes and preventing catastrophic flooding.
What is the long hill formed by glacial drift?
A drumlin is a long, narrow hill formed by glacial drift. Drumlins are typically elongated in the direction of glacier movement and have a smoothed, rounded shape.
How was caves formed?
The Maquoketa caves in Iowa were formed through years of natural non-glacial erosion.
What are two things formed by an alpine glacier?
erosion and glacial lakes
