What is a continental glacier?
1 Answer
Apr 10, 2018
Continental glaciers are continuous masses of ice that are much larger than alpine glaciers.
Explanation:
Continental glaciers flow over vast unconfined land areas. They bury the landscape and only the highest mountain peaks poke out through the ice surface.
Big continental glaciers are called as ice fields, whereas the smaller ones are called as ice fields.
Present day continental glaciers are found on Antartica and Greenland. Both these ice sheets are are over 3000 metres thick.
There are two types of glaciers - Alpine glaciers and Continental glaciers.
