Calving front

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Term: Calving front
Definition: A glacier margin from which discrete pieces of ice calve or break off, to become icebergs if the margin stands or floats in sea or lake water.  IHPGlacierMassBalance 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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