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CREVASSES  

Definition

  • A crack in an ice sheet or glacier (compare to crevice, which is in rock). Crevasses often have vertical or near-vertical walls, which can then melt and create seracs, arches, etc.; these walls sometimes expose layers that represent the glacier's stratigraphy. (en)

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  • 2013-03-05 08:24:49.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (CREVASSES [e0d85cf0-b477-47df-a067-18e28a3e228f,82729] - GLACIAL LANDFORMS [3c78951a-0293-4fb0-baff-ec7372fe784d,64133]);
  • 2013-03-05 08:26:01.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CREVASSES [e0d85cf0-b477-47df-a067-18e28a3e228f,82729] - TRANSVERSE CREVASSES [45101ace-ce83-4b56-bea6-c4eca9c693dd,82731]);
  • 2013-03-05 08:26:15.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CREVASSES [e0d85cf0-b477-47df-a067-18e28a3e228f,82729] - MARGINAL CREVASSES [bc803dca-2fdb-4dc0-bf02-f0b9399d6816,82733]);
  • 2013-03-05 08:26:41.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CREVASSES [e0d85cf0-b477-47df-a067-18e28a3e228f,82729] - LONGITUDINAL CREVASSES [429d0eba-2689-4674-9a8a-d88c4058b1bf,82735]);
  • 2013-04-01 09:49:29.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A crack in an ice sheet or glacier (compare to crevice, which is in rock). Crevasses often have vertical or near-vertical walls, which can then melt and create seracs, arches, etc.; these walls sometimes expose layers that represent the glacier's stratigraphy. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/e0d85cf0-b477-47df-a067-18e28a3e228f

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