When multiple glaciers start flowing downward, they create a pyramid like structure. This movement of glacier from a single point results in the formation of the mountain peak. A pointed structure is just formed due to the simultaneous movement of multiple glaciers to the ground. The cliff is not formed by the slipping down of glacier from single point.
The SI system or metric system is the most commonly used system of measurement around and hence makes it more applicable around the world than the english SOM