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| Franz Josef Glacier - a monumental power of nature – card 11 - Types of Glaciers 1 - Ice Sheets
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| When do we call a chunk of ice a glacier? Usually, the ice mass has to be at least 100m x 100m in size and needs to show some signs of a present or past movement.
Generally, glaciers are divided into two main groups – Ice Sheets and Valley Glaciers, each with several sub-types.
Ice Sheets or Continental Glaciers are the largest masses...
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