(A moraine is a ridge of debris formed by a glacier.) About 11,700 years ago the lake breached the moraine near present-day Browns Valley at a place now called Traverse Gap. The flow of water and ...

Less than 90 minutes southwest of Dublin, the glacial valley in County Wicklow is famous not just for its stunning natural landscape, but also for the remains of a sixth-century settlement founded ...

Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.

See that U-shaped valley? That’s Lairig Ghru. It was carved out by a glacier, a huge river of ice, during the ice age - just like corries and other glacial features. As glaciers move downhill ...

From Glacier's high country vantage point, visitors are treated to panoramic views of the Yosemite Valley, including landmarks like Yosemite Falls and Half Dome. Unlike many lookout points in ...

Glacial retreat is causing weakening and collapse of steep valley sides that were once supported by ice. The lowering and flattening of ice surfaces means rain and meltwater form ponds that can ...