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What act as a sources of glaciers and perennial |
Answer» Explanation: Perennial rivers flows continuously throughout the year irrespective of seasons. Mostly they originates from the mountain and WATER is fed by melting of glaciers. These river get water by rain in rainy season, melting of ice in summer and by snow in winter. Glaciers are MADE up of fallen snow that, over many YEARS, compresses into large, thickened ice masses. Glaciers form when snow remains in ONE location LONG enough to transform into ice. What makes glaciers unique is their ability to flow. Due to sheer mass, glaciers flow like very slow rivers. Types of Glaciers Ice Sheets. Ice sheets are continental-scale bodies of ice. ... Ice Fields and Ice Caps. Ice fields and ice caps are smaller than ice sheets (less than 50,000 sq. ... Cirque and Alpine Glaciers. ... Valley and Piedmont Glaciers. ... Tidewater and Freshwater Glaciers. ... Rock Glaciers. |
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