Glacial Features

Glacial features are landforms shaped by the movement and melting of glaciers. As glaciers advance and retreat, they carve out valleys, fjords, and rugged landscapes through processes like erosion and deposition. Examples include U-shaped valleys formed by glacier cutting through mountains, moraines which are accumulations of dirt and rocks deposited at the glacier’s edges, and drumlins—smooth, elongated hills created as glaciers shape the underlying terrain. These features reveal the glacier’s history and its impact on the landscape, helping us understand past climate changes and the Earth's evolving surface.