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ALL ABOUT GLACIERS

Glacier Types

Rock glaciers

A rock glacier in Fryingpan Basin, Colorado. Typical of rock glaciers, the flowing motion of the ice underneath is evident on the rock covered surface. This photograph was taken in 1966.
Source: USGS/George L. Snyder photograph at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder

Rock glacier. Northwest Territories, Canada