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Glacier Cave

Glaciers and Ice Formations

A glacier cave is a cave formed within the ice of a glacier. It is often popularly called an ice cave, though that term is more properly reserved for a bedrock cave that holds ice year round.

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Glacier cave (Wikipedia)
  • Caused By: Glaciation, Lead
    A glacier cave is a cave formed within the ice of a glacier.
  • In Discipline: Glaciology, Lead paragraph
    A glacier cave is a cave formed within the ice of a glacier.
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