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larisa [96]
3 years ago
14

A glacier that covers a wide area is a _______ glacier.

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2 answers:
ELEN [110]3 years ago
7 0
<span>A CONTINENTAL glacier is a huge mass of ice that covers a lot of land near the Arctic or Antarctic polar regions.</span>
marissa [1.9K]3 years ago
4 0
THere are massive glaciers that can cover in sheets or giant blocks that are called continental glaciers, they're usually in large bodies of water or cold habitats in sheets
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