Step-by-Step Process of a Glacial Horn

Ten thousand years ago, the Earth was more than one-third covered in ice. Between then and now, the glaciers shifted, giving way to landforms and other natural wonders that have shaped our planet to its beautiful state today. During the compaction and recrystallization of snow, with downhill movement due to gravity, two types of glaciers exist today: alpine glaciers and continental glaciers. At the top of each sit glacial horns, which are truly phenomena in themselves, well worth the hundreds of thousands of years they take to form.

Instructions

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      Allow the process of erosion to take over. During the process, glaciers pick up material underneath, including large house-sized boulders, forming new paths along the way called striations.

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      Sculpt landforms during the "moving" process. Since there is a buildup of naturally occurring debris, this collection of wasted resources will sculpt and mold the ground beneath as movement occurs.

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      Form cirques during glacial movement. These naturally ocurring landforms, according to Science Clarified, resemble "bowl-shaped, steep-walled depressions."

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      Combine with two other cirques to form a glacial horn, which is typically a high mountain peak when compared topographically to a mountain range.

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