When Glaciers and Rivers Collide
![Satellite image of glaciers intersecting with river](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/khurdopin_oli_2017133_lrg_detail.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
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.