tidewater glacier

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tidewater glacier [′tīd‚wȯd·ər ′glā·shər]

(hydrology)

A glacier that descends into the sea and usually has a terminal ice cliff. Also known as tidal glacier.

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No references found			The UB team studied the rates of retreat of the prehistoric tidewater glacier, of similar size and geometry to contemporary ones, as way to get a longer-term view of how fast these glaciers can literally disappear. Glaciers can shrink "in a geologic instant" by Asian News International In Juneau itself, the summer months offer visitors a wide array of activities and tours that range from cultural opportunities to traveling up the Mount Roberts Tram to flight-seeing (via prop and float planes as well as helicopters) and from hiking to heli-skiing on the Juneau Icefield (even in July) and visiting the Mendenhall Glacier--a tidewater glacier accessible by the road system. The Juneau attraction: enjoy fine arts, good food, fantastic hiking ... by Pardes, Joan / Alaska Business Monthly The glacier is 300 feet high and 6 miles wide and is the largest tidewater glacier in the world. A PSA Adventure Cruise 2005! by Timmermeister, Jean / PSA Journal			tide hole tide indicator tide lock tide machine tide mill tide notes tide pole tide prediction tide race tide range tide rips tide signal tide staff tide station tide table tide wave tide-bound tide-producing force tide-rode tidehead tideland Tidemand, Adolph tidemark tidewater Tidewater cottage tidewater glacier tideway tidi-sound Tidikelt Tie tie bar Tie Beam tie cable tie iron tie line tie piece tie plate tie point tie rod tie stone tie trunk tie wall tie wire tie-break tie-down diagram tie-down point tie-down point pattern tie-dyeing tie-in Tie-Sawing Machine tieback			Tides of Blood Tides World Press Reports Tidesman tidewaiter tidewaiters Tidewater Tidewater Tidewater Tidewater Antique Radio Association Tidewater Aquatic Club Tidewater Association of Classic Healeys Tidewater Atheists Group Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association Tidewater Big Train Operators Tidewater Bluegrass Music Association Tidewater Builders Association Tidewater Center for Technology Access Tidewater Classical Guitar Society Tidewater Community College Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools Tidewater Consultants, Inc. Tidewater cottage Tidewater Dietetic Association Tidewater Friends of Folk Music tidewater glacier Tidewater glaciers Tidewater glaciers Tidewater Jewish Foundation Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force Tidewater Kayak Anglers Association Tidewater Labor Support Committee Tidewater Lightning Owners Club Tidewater Maritime Living History Association Tidewater Medical Women's Association Tidewater Mortgage Bankers Association Tidewater Multifamily Housing Council Tidewater Officers' Spouses' Association Tidewater Partnership for Animal Welfare and Sheltering Tidewater Physical Therapy, Inc. Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group Tidewater Rabbit Rescue Tidewater Real Estate Investor Group Tidewater region Tidewater Regional Fire Academy tidewater river Tidewater Search and Rescue Tidewater Soaring Society Tidewater Soccer Referee Association Tidewater Southern Railway Company Tidewater Sports & Social Club

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