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Supraglacial meltwater channel

Through a supraglacial meltwater channel, the water flows off the surface of the glacier. The dimension of a supraglacial meltwater channel varies from a trickle to a torrential stream, the crossing of which can be problematic. A supraglacial meltwater channel can also flow into a glacier mill formed in the ice.
Supraglacial meltwater channel on the Oberaar glacier.
Supraglacial meltwater channel on the Oberaar glacier.
Small supraglacial meltwater channels on the Rappe glacier.
Small supraglacial meltwater channels on the Rappe glacier.
Artistically formed supraglacial meltwater channel on the Gorner glacier.
Artistically formed supraglacial meltwater channel on the Gorner glacier.
Updated: 27.10.2019

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