Avalanche Creek – Glacier NP [OC] [4608 x 3456]
Picture found by the Ditpub “Beautiful World” searcher.
Original was/is available from http://i.imgur.com/IZac03o.jpg
Appropriate definitions, or not…
An avalanche (also called a snowslide or snowslip) is a rapid flow of snow down a sloping surface. Avalanches are typically triggered in a starting zone from a mechanical failure in the snowpack (slab avalanche) when the forces on the snow exceed its strength but sometimes only with gradually widening (loose snow avalanche).
A glacier (US /ˈɡleɪʃər/ or UK /ˈɡlæsiə/) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries.
Published by DitPub on 2015-09-08 11:07:49, under the category “Beautiful World”
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