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ICE AND ROCK
                                                                                                         Two glaciers merge to form the
                                                                                                         mighty Kaskawulsh Glacier. Dark
                                                                                                         ribbons of rubble ripped from the
                                                                                                         valley sides are carried on the ice;
                                                                                                         if they reach the end of the glacier
                                                                                                         they help build up a big mound
                                                                                                         called a terminal moraine.











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