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what are the 6 types of glaciers?
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cirque, valley, Fjord, Ice Cap, Ice Sheet, and Ice shelf
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will form in a protected bowl shaped depression on a mountainside
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cirque glacier
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cirque glacier that expands into a mountain valley
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Valley Glacier
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glacier found in a flooded valley
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Fjord Glacier
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formed at high latitudes and covers land surface
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Ice Cap
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continent sized glacier found in Greenland and Antartica consists of 95% glacier ice. Can be up to 3000 meters thick.
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Ice Sheet
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Occurs in large embaymentsalong coast of Antartica
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Ice Shelf
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