Can you see a glacier moving just as you can observe the movement of river water?
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Yes , but it's like negligible movement
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The sheer weight of a thick layer of ice, or the force of gravity on the ice mass, causes glaciers to flow very slowly. ... However, when glaciers retreat rapidly, movement may be visible over a few months or years. For instance, massive glacier retreat has been recorded in Glacie
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To really see a glacier move, you first have to speed up the passage of time. ... The glacier glides along the ground and the packed snow and ice slowly shift, unseen to the human eye. We know that they do move, however. Glaciers are huge blocks of compressed snow and ice that can be miles long, wide and deep.
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