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The loss of mass from the glacier, e.g. meltwater, avalanches, sublimation, evaporation.
Accumulation
The addition of mass to the glacier, usually as snow.
alpine regions
Areas of low temperature in high altitude, mountainous regions.
cirques
A round hollow in the side of a hill, widened from an initial smaller hollow by a glacier within the hollow.
glacial budget
The difference between accumulation and ablation for a glacier.
moraine
Deposits of eroded material that has been transported by a glacier. Moraines may be lateral, medial, ground, recessional or terminal.
permafrost
Permanently frozen soils throughout the year.
polar regions
Rock shaped by a glacier flowing over it and eroding it.
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