Glacial Landforms

Glacial landforms are the features created by the movement of glaciers, large masses of frozen ice. As glaciers advance and retreat, they carve the landscape, shaping valleys into U-shapes, forming sharp mountain peaks called horns, and creating large depressions known as fjords. They also leave behind debris, like moraines, which are ridges of rock and soil, and drumlins, which are streamlined hills. These landforms provide evidence of past glacial activity and influence local ecosystems, water flow, and human activities, highlighting the power of glaciers in shaping our planet's surface over thousands of years.