A valley glacier that extends beyond the confines of its valley and coalesces with other valley glaciers along the base of a mountain range is termed
A) an ice field.
B) a piedmont glacier.
C) a cirque glacier.
D) a valley glacier.

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A piedmont glacier is a type of glacier that forms when a valley glacier spills out into a plain or broad valley, and then spreads out and flattens. It is often associated with a mountain range where multiple valley glaciers coalesce and form a larger, more expansive glacier. Ice fields are also associated with mountain ranges but are a collection of valley glaciers rather than a single glacier. Cirque glaciers are small glaciers that occupy steep, headwall cirques. Valley glaciers are confined within a valley and do not extend beyond its limits.

A Valley Glacier That Extends Beyond the Confines of Its