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With their eternal expanses of snow , grim ice , and lechatelierite readable surfaces , glacier are an improbably breathtaking natural wonder . If you ’re looking for a less poetic way to depict them , these astonishing body of icy mass are essentially large bodies of ice formed over centuries , when the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation ( thawing and sublimation ) .
A combination of weightiness and gravity get the glacier to wring and move , also make crevasses , seracs , and other distinguishing features . At least 48 countries worldwide are aver to hold glacier , here are five of the most telling ones .
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Stunning Glaciers: Baltoro Glacier, Pakistan
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At 62 kilometers long , the Baltoro Glacier is one of the largest glacier outside the polar regions ( the wintry zone surrounding the Earth ’s poles ) . The melting water from the glacier create the country ’s Shigar river .
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The Baltoro Glacier is located next to another wild video display of frigidity , the Godwin - Austen Glacier . And to summate to Baltoro ’s already telling resume , the world ’s second largest mountain , K2 ( 8611 meters high-pitched ) , can be found where the two monumental glaciers intersect .
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Jostedalsbreen Glacier, Norway
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The Jostedalsbreen Glacier , or Jostedal Glacier , is located in southern Norway and boasts the title of the largest glacier in continental Europe . 60 kilometer in length , Jostedal is 600 meter ( almost two - fifths of a mile ) at its thickest full point .
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Like many glaciers worldwide , Jostedalsbreen Glacier has been melting more rapidly in recent years . In 2006 , one glacier arm melted an incredible 50 meters within a topic of months . Due to the melting , ice climbing , a popular attractor in the area , has been halted .
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