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Glaciers We find two 13 km world record breaking glaciers. These plunge from the high among the Alps into soft lush rainforests. They constantly dislodge and dragging millions of tonnes of material from their ever deepening valleys and transfer it into the new rivers that continue the this rapid land movement. Studies We learn to read markings and debris, indicating pathways these giant ice rivers once followed. We explore of the forces and water properties that power the monsters and learn about the processes involved. Glacier Stats: Length:13 km. Speed: 4m/day. Altitude: at snout 300 m; at nevé 3,300 m. Precipitation: at nevé: 70 m snow - at base 7 m rain. We witness as well valleys collapsing as the Pacific and Indo-Australian plates dislodge, twist and shatter these newly valleys.
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