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A glacier is a tongue of ice, originating in
mountains in snowfields above the snowline,
which moves slowly downhill and is constantly
replenished from its source. The scenery
produced by the erosive action of glaciers is
characteristic and includes glacial troughs
(U-shaped valleys), corries, and arΩtes. In
lowlands, the laying down of moraine (rocky
debris once carried by glaciers) produces a
variety of landscape features.
Subject by: Andrew Row