Sentence examples for largest glacier from inspiring English sources

The Jostedals Glacier, the largest glacier in Europe, is located in the north-central part of the region, while Hardanger Icecap (Hardangerjøkulen) and the Folge Glacier are smaller ice fields in the south.

At the northern end of Baffin Bay, in Melville Bay, lies an especially fertile iceberg-producing glacier front produced by the Humboldt Glacier, the largest glacier in the Northern Hemisphere.

Alaska's largest glacier, the Petersen Glacier, in 1917 and 2005.

The Grosser Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in Switzerland, has retreated 2600 m since 1880.

At 14 miles, the Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps.

This study aimed to quantify and characterize the geomorphic and landform changes of a 0.9 km2 large proglacial area at the largest glacier in Austria (Pasterze Glacier, Austria, N 47°04′, E 12°44′).

Hofsjökull, English Hofs Glacier, large glacier in central Iceland that covers a circular area (384 square miles [994 square km]) nearly 25 miles (40 km) in diameter.

The Helheimgletscher is one of the world's largest glaciers.

The latter is one of the largest glaciers in the world outside of polar regions, stretching for 35 miles.

It is also home to two of Switzerland's largest glaciers, the Upper and Lower Grindelwald Glaciers, which for millenniums have snaked their way through Alpine gorges toward the town.

Lakes on the McMurdo Peninsula, the largest glacier-free swath of Antarctica, are the best available model for frozen planets.