calving
process by which ice breaks off a glacier's terminus; usually the term is reserved for tidewater glaciers or glaciers that end in lakes, but it can refer to ice that falls from hanging glaciers.
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Ice pinnacle separating from Perito Moreno Glacier.

Martyn Clark
Topic(s):
icebergs and ice shelves
glaciers

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