Landsat 1 MSS image of the Byrd Glacier where it joins the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica (USGS).
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Landsat 1 MSS image of the Byrd Glacier where it joins the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica (USGS). |
Outlet glaciers have high velocities and are constrained by ice free ground at their narrowest point. This outlet glacier is carrying ice away from the Antarctica Ice Sheet and into the Ross Ice Shelf. The increased velocity comes from the large amount of ice being locally constrained. |
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