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Tidewater Or Freshwater Glacier (GTY_11)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: gty_11.ttl

Name

tidewaterOrFreshwaterGlacier

Attribute

GTY Glacier Type

Definition

A glacier formed on land but with a terminus that ends in a body of water, such as the ocean or a large lake. Typically, these glaciers calve ice to produce icebergs.

Description

Also called a Calving Glacier.

Accepted

2023-01-03

Defined by

USGS

Allowed for

• BJ030 Glacier

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_04843 Tidewater Glacier
• RWO_04844 Freshwater Glacier
• RWO_04845 Calving Glacier

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.