| 单词 | continental glacier |
| 例句 | Earth’s two great continental glaciers, on Antarctica and Greenland, comprise about 99% of all of the world’s glacial ice, and approximately 68% of all of Earth’s fresh water. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Such streams located under continental glaciers carry sediment in a sinuous channel within or under the ice, similar to a river. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The soil there is a dense, poorly draining clay deposited by a series of massive continental glaciers that covered the land four times in the past 2 million years. Gutters and downspouts will make the rain go away (from your home or barn) 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z In their absence, continental glaciers accelerate their slide into the sea. Massive Antarctic Ice Shelf Faces Imminent Risk of Collapse 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Between these “polar” or “continental glaciers” and the “alpine” type there are many grades. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Glacial striae are very common on rock surfaces eroded by both alpine and continental glaciers. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When the ice of the continental glacier began its motion, it carried none of the stony and earthy debris which constitute the drift. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z In Europe the chief center from which the continental glacier moved was the Scandinavian highlands. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z In fact, the Greenland ice-sheet is a remnant of this prehistoric continental glacier. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts As long as the continental glaciers remain the tendency is to destroy the river valleys. The Later Cave-Men Alpine glaciers produce very different topography than continental glaciers, and much of the topographic variability of western Canada can be attributed to glacial erosion. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All of these are of the true Alpine type; that is, they are moving rivers of ice, as distinguished from "continental glaciers," the ice caps which cover vast regions in the Arctic and Antarctic. The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' Mr. Hermann's ice-imitations of all fruits and flowers, are marvellously vivid and natural: I have never seen them equalled by any continental glaciers. Border and Bastille The view above suggested as to the condition of continental glaciers enables us to explain not only their movements, but the relatively slight amount of wearing which they brought about on the lands they occupied. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The continental glacier moves down to the sea, regularly but slowly; the rate of movement of some portions of the adjacent coastal ice cliffs was found to be one hundred feet per annum. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 In continental glaciers, ice flows outward from where it is thickest. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The unstratified portion of the drift consists chiefly of sheets of dense, stony clay called till, which clearly are the ground moraines of ancient continental glaciers. The Elements of Geology Therefore no such huge continental glaciers have flowed out over millions of square miles of lower country. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America It was to be expected that in a continental glacier, as in those of mountain valleys, the most of the débris should be accumulated about the margin where the materials dropped from the ice. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The continental glaciers manage in many cases to convey detritus from a great distance. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography What feature of a continental glacier facilitates its flow? Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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