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Antarctic Peninsula

In general, a glacier is formed and maintained by a cycle of snow falling at high altitudes, melt occurring at lower altitudes and or discharge into the sea. Glaciers are particularly susceptible to climate change and are therefore important indicators of global climate - as the temperature warms, glaciers retreat - unless the amount of snow increases to make up for the additional melt.

Year: 2016

From album: Antarctic Biodiversity

Photographer: This

Tags: Antarctica Arctic Atlantic Change Climate environmental global Ocean Pacific Southern Worldwide

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