Glacial Crevasses - Switzerland (Updated over a year ago)

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Photo showing crevasses on a glacier in Switzerland. Crevasses are deep cracks or fissures in the ice sheet that form as a result of the movement and stress generated when a glacier moves over changing landscapes or when parts of a glacier move at different speeds.

Tags: crevasse , glaciers , switzerland

Added to Earth - A Work in Progress on April 1, 2014.

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  • Created by: Pestrong, Ray
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  • Type: Slide
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
  • Locale: Switzerland
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  • Rights: Public

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Update by DIVA Digitization Team over a year ago