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Nature's Landscape Architect
Glaciers are mighty sculpters of the landscape. They can carve wide valleys and deposit large expanses of rolling plains of sediment. How do they accomplish these feats? What are the various landforms that they can carve or deposit?

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How Glaciers Carve Rock Features of Erosion Transporting Rock Depositing Rock Features of Deposition