glaciological feature
C20107
concept
A glaciological feature is any physical form or landform created by the presence, movement, or melting of glacier ice, such as crevasses, moraines, or ice shelves.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| glacial cirque | 15 |
| glaciological feature canonical | 8 |
| glacial erratic | 7 |
| glacial corrie | 4 |
| glacial confluence | 2 |
| glacial lobe | 2 |
| glaciated ridge | 2 |
| glacial accumulation zone | 1 |
| glacial cirque basin | 1 |
| glacial drainage system | 1 |
| glacial hollow | 1 |
| glacial meltwater landscape | 1 |
| glacial ridge | 1 |
| glacial-tectonic system | 1 |
| glacially carved feature | 1 |
| glacier tongue | 1 |
| glaciological research site | 1 |
Instances (50)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Puget Lobe | glacial lobe |
| Okanogan Lobe | glacial lobe |
|
Pombie (local toponym)
surface form:
Pombie
|
glacial cirque |
| Ross Ice Shelf | — |
| Blue Island Ridge | glacial ridge |
|
Sierra de Gredos
surface form:
Circo de Gredos
|
glacial cirque |
| Balanced Rock (North Salem, New York) | glacial erratic |
|
Cadair Idris
surface form:
Cwm Cau
|
glacial cirque |
| South Basin | glacial cirque |
| North Basin | glacial cirque |
| Concordia region | glacial confluence |
|
Concordia
surface form:
Concordia (Karakoram)
|
glacial confluence |
| Ross Embayment | glacial-tectonic system |
| McMurdo Ice Shelf | — |
| Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval | glacial cirque |
| Hunter’s Bog | glacial hollow |
| George VI Ice Shelf | glaciological research site |
| Gros Caillou | glacial erratic |
| The Cloughmore Stone | glacial erratic |
| Aletschfirn | glacial accumulation zone |
| Huntington Ravine | glacial cirque |
| Great Gulf | glacial cirque |
| Antarctic ice shelves | — |
| Mersey–Dee glacial meltwater landscape | glacial meltwater landscape |
| King Ravine | glacial cirque |
| Whillans Ice Stream | — |
| Bindschadler Ice Stream | — |
| Kamb Ice Stream | — |
| Corrie Fee | glacial corrie |
| Byrd Glacier system | glacial drainage system |
| Disappointment Cleaver | glaciated ridge |
| Coire Cas | glacial cirque |
| Coire an t-Sneachda | glacial corrie |
| Coire an Lochain | glacial corrie |
| Kluane Icefield | — |
| Campbell Glacier Tongue | glacier tongue |
| Disappointment Peak Cleaver | glaciated ridge |
| Steamboat Prow | glacially carved feature |
| Loch A’an Basin | glacial corrie |
| White Rock (boulder) | glacial erratic |
| Circo de Gredos | glacial cirque |
| Siete Lagunas cirque | glacial cirque |
|
CROTON FALLS ROAD (Route 116)
surface form:
Balanced Rock
|
glacial erratic |
| Buskam glacial erratic | glacial erratic |
| Cwm Idwal | glacial cirque |
| Great Basin of Katahdin | glacial cirque |
| Chimney Pond area | glacial cirque basin |
|
Kjeragbolten in Rogaland, Norway
surface form:
Kjeragbolten
|
glacial erratic |
|
Giffre Massif
surface form:
Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval
|
glacial cirque |
| Glacier Bay icefield system | — |