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Terminal of Miers Glacier

Person in front of the terminal of Miers Glacier, Antarctica.

The terminal of Miers Glacier, Antarctica.

The terminal of a glacier is the end where either the ice melts or, if the glacier flows out over the sea or a lake, chunks of ice break off producing icebergs.

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Rights: Susie Wood
Published: 21 June 2007Size: 1.64 MB
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