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glaciers

NOUN
mountain of ice, snow
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Up here, in a starkly beautiful landscape of snowy peaks and glaciers, excavators are carving huge chunks out of the mountains to mine for copper and other minerals.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

In northern Britain, evidence from this era is extremely rare because glaciers from the Ice Age heavily altered the landscape and destroyed many archaeological traces.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

After its disappearance, the glaciers in the region began thinning and retreating over the following years.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

That ice shelf had acted as a stabilizing barrier for Hektoria and neighboring glaciers.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

The light in this level is changing; the ice monuments are lit with golden rays and dragging long shadows across the glaciers.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu



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