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When Glaciers and Rivers Collide

Satellite image of glaciers intersecting with river
August 8, 2017
Credit NASA Earth Observatory/Jesse Allen
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As seen in this Landsat 8 image, several glaciers flow into the Shimshal Valley perpendicular to the flow of the river, and they have little room to move before they intersect with the water.