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crevasse

1. a deep crack or fissure, esp in the ice of a glacier
2. US a break in a river embankment
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crevasse

[krə′vas]
(geology)
An open, nearly vertical fissure in a glacier or other mass of land ice or the earth, especially after earthquakes.
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Hazik Mushtaq Beigh was trekking in the Kolahoi Glacier area along with two of his friends when they fell in a crevasse. Two of them were fatally injured, while Hazik suffered serious injuries and required immediate evacuation to a medical facility.
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Australian Antarctic Division said in a statement Tuesday that the pilot fell 20 meters (66 feet) into the crevasse after landing on a remote ice shelf 104 miles (167 kilometers) northeast of Australia's Davis Station late Monday.
Thomas Fountain was the climber who fell into the crevasse. Alison Fountain has been able to communicate with searchers via text message.
These must be sniffer dogs trained to seek out men fallen into crevasse or buried beneath the snow.
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