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Knik Glacier winding through rugged mountains in Alaska
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How Do Glaciers Move?

Glaciers move because gravity pulls their enormous mass downhill. Ice deforms internally as crystals change shape and slide past one another, while many glaciers also slide over their beds or deform water-rich sediment beneath…

Oct 1, 2026 • 12 min readRead the discovery →
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