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Piedmont Glacier (GTY_9)

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

RDF: gty_9.ttl

Name

piedmontGlacier

Attribute

GTY Glacier Type

Definition

A fan or lobe-shaped glacier, located at the front of a mountain range. It forms when one or more valley glaciers flow from a confined valley onto a plain where it expands.

Accepted

2023-01-03

Defined by

USGS

Allowed for

• BJ030 Glacier

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_04840 Piedmont Glacier

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