- neve by WordNet
nounThe upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice. .
- snowfield by Wyatt Nichols
[ ′snō‚fēld] (hydrology) A broad, level, relatively smooth and uniform snow cover on ground...
- firn line by Adrian Clark
[ ′fərn ‚līn] (geology) The regional snow line on a glacier. The line that divides the...
- firn by Karla Hubbard
(hydrology) Material transitional between snow and glacier ice; it is formed from snow after...
- crevasse by Vivian Walters
Fissure or crack in a glacier resulting from stress produced by movement. Crevasses range up to 65...