Explain glacier and its types.
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A glacier is a large, perennial accumulation of crystalline ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid water that originates on land and moves down slope under the influence of its own weight and gravity. ... winter precipitation produces significant accumulations of snow.
There are several types of glacier, based on their shape, where they are, or where they come from. The biggest types of glacier are called continental ice sheets and ice caps. They often totally cover mountains. ... When glaciers flow into flat, lowland areas, the ice spreads out to form piedmont glaciers.
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There are several types of glaciers, based on their shape,where they are come from.
The biggest types of glaciers are called continental ice sheets
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