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Reconstituted glacier

A glacier formed below the terminus of a hanging glacier by the accumulation, and reconstitution by pressure melting (regelation), of ice blocks that have fallen and/or avalanched from the terminus of the hanging glacier.

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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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