Glacial lake

A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier.[1]

  1. ^ Yao, Xiaojun; Liu, Shiyin; Han, Lei; Sun, Meiping; Zhao, Linlin (2018-02-01). "Definition and classification system of glacial lake for inventory and hazards study". Journal of Geographical Sciences. 28 (2): 193–205. Bibcode:2018JGSci..28..193Y. doi:10.1007/s11442-018-1467-z.
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