When glaciers extend entirely out of a valley into the lowland beyond the mountain front,they are called
A) tidewater glaciers.
B) piedmont glaciers.
C) valley glaciers.
D) calving glaciers.
E) alpine glaciers.

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Piedmont glaciers extend beyond the mountain front and spread out in the lowland, forming a gentle lobe-like shape. Tidewater glaciers terminate in the ocean, while valley glaciers are confined to mountain valleys. Calving glaciers are those that shed icebergs into the ocean. Alpine glaciers are similar to valley glaciers but can also refer to glaciers on high mountain slopes.

When Glaciers Extend Entirely Out of a Valley into the Lowland