How does the width of a glacier channel influence the movement of a valley glacier?

      

Explain how the width of a glacier channel influences the movement of a valley glacier.

  

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Maurice
When the channel is wide, ice movement is slow. This is because ice spreads out forming a thin layer, there is less pressure to cause thawing that would facilitate ice movement or vice versa.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 8, 2017 at 12:36


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