Debris Cover in Greenland and the Himalaya (IMAGE)

Northumbria University

Debris Cover in Greenland and the Himalaya

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Landsat imagery of 'young' debris cover in SE Greenland (left) and 'old' cover in the Everest region of the Himalaya, with the arrow pointing to one of the debris covered glacier tongues. It is believed that the debris bands in the Everest region would have looked similar to Greenland many hundreds of years ago, but have widened over time, filling the full width of the glacier with rocks.

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Sam Herreid

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