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Glacier vs Bergshrund - What's the difference?

glacier | bergshrund |

In context|geology|lang=en terms the difference between glacier and bergshrund

is that glacier is (geology) a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill while bergshrund is (geology) a large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.

As nouns the difference between glacier and bergshrund

is that glacier is (geology) a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill while bergshrund is (geology) a large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.

glacier

English

(wikipedia glacier) (wikipedia glacier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

    • Derived terms

    * glacial * glaciation

    See also

    * iceberg

    Anagrams

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    bergshrund

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.
    • The snow was extremely hard and there was a well defined path all the way up to the bergshrund .

    Synonyms

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    See also

    * (Bergschrund)