Glaciers in Siberia also reached their maximum extent during the Middle Pleistocene, although they did not advance as far south as those of the European part of the USSR. The boundary of the Samarovo Glaciation in Western Siberia passed somewhat south of the mouth of the Irtysh River but ...
Smaller valley glaciers, known as tributary glaciers, may form alongside a main valley glacier and eventually flow into it. The shallower glacial troughs created by these glaciers are known as hanging valleys. A valley glacier that flows out of a mountainous area onto a gentle slope or plain ...
found in the Cetina River (Adriatic Sea watershed). The alga is fully adapted to freshwater, as attested by reproductive structures, sporelings and an inability to survive brackish conditions. Morphological
These include both the drumlinoidal patterns created by moving ice sheets, and various glacio-fluvial and outwash landforms associated with the recession of continental glaciers. Sequence of late-Wisconsin events is postulated as a working hypothesis. In the subsequent discussion of the distribution ...
Dark host rocks overlie the light-colored, intrusive igneous spires of the Torres del Paine massif, which glaciers sculpted from a 12.6-million-year-old laccolith. Credit: Terri Cook and Lon Abbott. Laccolith Laccoliths are intrusive igneous rock formations distinguished by their characteristic ...
10 50 110 Lakes –ranked by relative importance, coordinating with river ranking. Includes name attributes. 10 50 110 Glaciated areas –polygons derived from DCW, except for Antarctica derived from MOA. Includes name attributes for major polar glaciers. 10 50 Antarctic ice shelves –derived from ...
Our ship then sailed down Glacier Alley, past 5 huge glaciers named after European countries. The waiters appeared with drinks and nibbles for each country as we passed! Then great excitement as some Orcas swam past, and then dolphins. Our foray out into the Pacific was decidedly bouncy, but...
In the coming years and decades, rising temperatures could mean no more glaciers at Glacier National Park and no more Joshua trees at Joshua Tree National Park. Rising seas could destroy vital ecosystems in the Everglades and at some point might even threaten landmarks like the Statue of ...
Dragadune, in the Hollow Hills of the Invading Desert. We'll avoid that dreadful place while we cross the arid sands and stick to the path indicated on Lord Kilburn's maps. This should lead us to the twin fortresses of Blackridge, guarding the Ancient Way to the white glaciers of Varn...
The scientific consensus generally agrees that exceeding this global heating target will lead to catastrophic climate tipping points, threatening the loss of glaciers and the Labrador Sea current; therefore this goal is vital to the future of our planet. But how are we supposed to deliver on the...