Ice-works, Present and PastK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1896 - 295 pagini |
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... distance the wide field of névé1 shelves so gently as to seem nearly a plain , and its surface is almost unbroken . It is only as the slope steepens , on approaching the base of the actual peaks or the foot of the curtain walls , that ...
... distance the wide field of névé1 shelves so gently as to seem nearly a plain , and its surface is almost unbroken . It is only as the slope steepens , on approaching the base of the actual peaks or the foot of the curtain walls , that ...
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... distance the mass of scattered débris grit , gravel , and boulders of all sizes almost conceals the lower part of the ice- stream . The load at last is dropped at the end of the glacier , where it forms a bank called the terminal ...
... distance the mass of scattered débris grit , gravel , and boulders of all sizes almost conceals the lower part of the ice- stream . The load at last is dropped at the end of the glacier , where it forms a bank called the terminal ...
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... distance from the end of the Schwarzberg glacier on the little plain near the Mattmark Hotel , which measures about 50 feet each way . A quantity of mud , sand , and small stones is mingled with the coarser materials in the moraines ...
... distance from the end of the Schwarzberg glacier on the little plain near the Mattmark Hotel , which measures about 50 feet each way . A quantity of mud , sand , and small stones is mingled with the coarser materials in the moraines ...
Pagina 20
... distance up with mud and sand , so as to be a dull grey in colour . It is well known that fine mud , grit , and small stones are common on the surface of glaciers . This material is swept down from the barer cliffs of the mountains . by ...
... distance up with mud and sand , so as to be a dull grey in colour . It is well known that fine mud , grit , and small stones are common on the surface of glaciers . This material is swept down from the barer cliffs of the mountains . by ...
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... distance from the end of the glacier , and rather near the left bank of the valley , is a huge block of protogine about 12 × 8 yards in area and 4 yards high . The top of this , and to some extent the sides also , are striated by ice ...
... distance from the end of the glacier , and rather near the left bank of the valley , is a huge block of protogine about 12 × 8 yards in area and 4 yards high . The top of this , and to some extent the sides also , are striated by ice ...
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