Malaspina Glacier, Alaska
Malaspina Glacier in southeastern Alaska is considered the classic example of a piedmont glacier. Piedmont glaciers occur where valley glaciers exit a mountain range onto broad lowlands, are no longer laterally confined, and spread to become wide lobes.
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PIA03386
Date Created
May 1, 2003
Center
JPL
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