tidewater
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When a tidewater glacier thins enough, it can lift off the seabed and begin floating on the ocean surface.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
Many Antarctic glaciers are tidewater glaciers, meaning they sit on the ocean floor and extend into the sea, where they release icebergs.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
But the presence of the tidewater goby meant the road could not be cleared nor a temporary ramp erected — at least before the triathlon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
The Malibu Triathlon faces cancellation due to a flooded underpass that’s now home to the tidewater goby and a law requiring 32 days’ notice of a race route.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
He started plodding north from tidewater in February, but his enthusiasm fizzled on the lower reaches of the Ruth Glacier, still thirty miles from the peak, so he aborted the attempt and retreated to Talkeetna.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
