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100 1 _aDyson, James L.
_q(James Lindsay),
_d1912-1967
245 1 0 _aGlaciers and Glaciation in Glacier National Park
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-08-03
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Glaciers and Glaciation in Glacier National Park" by James L. Dyson is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century, with its initial revision occurring in the 1960s. This book explores the characteristics, movements, and historical significance of glaciers within Glacier National Park, focusing on their formation, shrinkage, and the geological features they have shaped over time. Dyson provides a comprehensive overview of the glaciers present in Glacier National Park, detailing their sizes, locations, and the processes that led to their creation. The book discusses key glaciers such as Grinnell and Sperry, including their rates of movement and shrinkage due to changing climate patterns. The author explains how these glaciers have altered the landscape, creating distinctive geographic features like U-shaped valleys, cirque lakes, and moraines. Furthermore, Dyson delves into the historical context of glaciation, linking it to broader climatic changes and the Pleistocene Epoch, while also emphasizing the glacial impact on the park's ecology and hydrology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGlaciers -- Montana -- Glacier National Park
653 _aGlacial landforms -- Montana -- Glacier National Park
653 _aGlacier National Park (Mont.) -- Guidebooks
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62831
999 _c103655
_d103655