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snow regions

 Type(s): Concept

Alternative label (1)

  • snowfields

Preferred label (1)

  • snow regions

Associations (3)

 

Hierarchy (Broader/Narrower)

Internal Occurrences (1)

  • Definition
    • (a) Broad expanses of terrain covered with snow, relatively smooth and uniform in appearance, occurring usually at high latitudes or in mountainous regions above the snowline, and persisting throughout the year. (b) Regions of permanent snow cover, as at the heads of glaciers. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
  
Object id: 487
Item identifier(s):
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