glaciology , n :
(geography) The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers. Norwegian explorer Carl Anton Larsen, after whom the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica is named, died on this day in 1924.
December 8, 2017
glaciology: Word of the day for December 8, 2017
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