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How does snow form in glaciers?

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Glaciers begin to form when snow remains in the same area year-round, where enough snow accumulates to transform into ice. Each year, new layers of snow bury and compress the previous layers. This compression forces the snow to re-crystallize, forming grains similar in size and shape to grains of sugar. read more

There is no snow on glaciers unless it snows. Glaciers are made up of pure ice . The water in glaciers is the purest form of water on Earth. read more

glaciers form. -Snow fall exceeds melting, evaporation and sublimation so it accumulates -. -Precipitation must be high so this can happen at mid and equatorial latitudes but does not happen in cold climates which are too dry. -Temperature must be low enough so all of snow does not melt. read more

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