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2007-09-13 10:52:28 · 4 answers · asked by Diana G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
A hanging glacier is situated on a valley wall and does not reach the valley floor. It "hangs" on the side of the valley.
2007-09-13 11:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by Now and Then Comes a Thought 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Now and Then..` has the right idea,
but to explain a bit:
Glaciers flow much like river systems.
A 'hanging glacier` is a remnant of one of
the tributaries of a larger, deeper glacier that
has retreated past the point where the tributary
joined it leaving the tributary hanging in its
higher valley.
2007-09-13 13:26:41 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a glacier that hanging
2007-09-13 11:05:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a piece of ice that is big enough to be called a glacier.But also hanging from a larger ice berg or glacier
2007-09-13 11:01:14 · answer #4 · answered by blue_eyesbc 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋