Glacial Crevasses - Switzerland

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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.

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Pestrong, Ray
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Slide
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TIFF
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Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
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Switzerland
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