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Icefall

Part of a glacier where the ice flows over a bed with a very steep gradient, typically at a higher rate than both above and below. As a result the surface is fractured and heavily crevassed. In a river system, this would be a waterfall.

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  • Part of Speech: noun
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  • Industry/Domain: Water bodies
  • Category: Glaciers
  • Government Agency: USGS
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