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ALL ABOUT GLACIERS

Glacier Types

Icefields

Kalstenius Ice Field

Kalstenius Icefield, located on Ellesmere Island, Canada, shows vast stretches of ice. The icefield produces multiple glaciers that flow into a larger valley glacier. The glacier in this photograph is three miles wide.
Royal Canadian Air Force photograph/NSIDC

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