Continuous Ice Sheets, Ice Caps, and Ice Fields Are Drained

question 58

Multiple Choice

Continuous ice sheets, ice caps, and ice fields are drained on their periphery by

• A) piedmont glaciers.
• B) mountain glaciers.
• C) outlet glaciers.
• D) valley glaciers.

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