Ice-work, Present and PastK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1903 - 295 pagini |
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... which 1 The name applied to the material of the upper part of a glacier , where it is more nearly in the condition of frozen snow . The German term is firn . falls on the steep slopes of the peaks soon shoots 4 ICE - WORK , PRESENT AND ...
... which 1 The name applied to the material of the upper part of a glacier , where it is more nearly in the condition of frozen snow . The German term is firn . falls on the steep slopes of the peaks soon shoots 4 ICE - WORK , PRESENT AND ...
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... upper parts of the valleys , place this fact beyond question . On the western side of the Kirchet lies the level delta of the Lake of Brienz , over the site of which , as will presently be seen , the great ice - stream formerly passed ...
... upper parts of the valleys , place this fact beyond question . On the western side of the Kirchet lies the level delta of the Lake of Brienz , over the site of which , as will presently be seen , the great ice - stream formerly passed ...
Pagina 18
... upper part of the Allalin Glacier in the Saasthal.1 Erratic blocks , however , are not restricted to the neighbourhood of the Lake of Geneva ; they are scattered over the lowland between the Alps and the Jura ; they may be traced up the ...
... upper part of the Allalin Glacier in the Saasthal.1 Erratic blocks , however , are not restricted to the neighbourhood of the Lake of Geneva ; they are scattered over the lowland between the Alps and the Jura ; they may be traced up the ...
Pagina 20
... upper as in the lower part of the moraine , and the sloping surface of the ice is coated for a considerable distance up with mud and sand , so as to be a dull grey in colour . known that fine mud , grit , and small stones are common on ...
... upper as in the lower part of the moraine , and the sloping surface of the ice is coated for a considerable distance up with mud and sand , so as to be a dull grey in colour . known that fine mud , grit , and small stones are common on ...
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... upper parts of valleys , the heads of which are occupied by glaciers , as , for example , between Saas - im - grund and the Mattmark Hotel ; but as the torrent is constantly adding débris to these deposits , especially in time of flood ...
... upper parts of valleys , the heads of which are occupied by glaciers , as , for example , between Saas - im - grund and the Mattmark Hotel ; but as the torrent is constantly adding débris to these deposits , especially in time of flood ...
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Pagina 59 - It was a beautifully clear evening, and we had a most enchanting view of the two magnificent ranges of mountains, whose lofty peaks, perfectly covered with eternal snow, rose to elevations varying from seven to ten thousand feet above the level of the ocean. The glaciers that filled their intervening valleys, and which descended from near the mountain summits, projected in many places several miles into the nea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular cliffs.