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... close investigation , however , it is found that the veins are always at right angles to the line of greatest pressure . This leads to the conclusion that pressure is the cause of the banded structure . The blue strata in the ice are ...
... close investigation , however , it is found that the veins are always at right angles to the line of greatest pressure . This leads to the conclusion that pressure is the cause of the banded structure . The blue strata in the ice are ...
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... close proximity to the equator which are fairly comparable in size to those of the Alps . In Chili , at about latitude 35 ° , glaciers begin to ap- pear at lower levels , descending beyond the six - thou- sand - foot line , while south ...
... close proximity to the equator which are fairly comparable in size to those of the Alps . In Chili , at about latitude 35 ° , glaciers begin to ap- pear at lower levels , descending beyond the six - thou- sand - foot line , while south ...
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... close up to the ice - front , and lie - to for several hours , so that the passen- gers may witness the " calving " of icebergs , and may climb upon the sides of the icy stream and look into its deep crevasses and out upon its ...
... close up to the ice - front , and lie - to for several hours , so that the passen- gers may witness the " calving " of icebergs , and may climb upon the sides of the icy stream and look into its deep crevasses and out upon its ...
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... close contact , it resumes the nature of ice again , though in a different form , taking now the shape of the mould in which it has been pressed . Thus it is supposed that , when the temperature of ice is near the melting - point , the ...
... close contact , it resumes the nature of ice again , though in a different form , taking now the shape of the mould in which it has been pressed . Thus it is supposed that , when the temperature of ice is near the melting - point , the ...
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... close resemblance of boulders . resulting from disintegration to those which have been transported by ice from distant places . Owing to the fact that large masses of rocks , especially those which are crystalline , are seldom ...
... close resemblance of boulders . resulting from disintegration to those which have been transported by ice from distant places . Owing to the fact that large masses of rocks , especially those which are crystalline , are seldom ...
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