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Also known as glacial geology, glaciogeology

thumb|right|Lateral moraine on a glacier joining the [[Gorner Glacier, Zermatt, Swiss Alps. The moraine is the high bank of debris in the top left hand quarter of the image.]] thumb|Glaciologist Erin Pettit in Antarctica, 2016|upright

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Glaciology is the scientific study of glaciers and ice sheets, including their formation, movement, and the physical features they create. It matters because glaciologists like those working in Antarctica help us understand these massive ice formations and their role in our world.

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Within Vinony's link graph, glaciology is referenced by 1,586 other articles, and connects out to moraine, glacier morphology and glacier.

It is catalogued under topics including Glaciers, Glaciology and Water ice.

Its subject is documented across 78 Wikipedia language editions.

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Commons category: Glaciology

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

Overview
Types
Zones of glaciers
Glacier equilibrium line and ELA
Movement
Rate of movement
Glacial Terminology
Glacial deposits
Stratified
Unstratified
See also
Notes
Further reading
External links

thumb|right|Lateral moraine on a glacier joining the [[Gorner Glacier, Zermatt, Swiss Alps. The moraine is the high bank of debris in the top left hand quarter of the image.]] thumb|Glaciologist Erin Pettit in Antarctica, 2016|upright

Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or, more generally, ice and natural phenomena that involve ice.

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