The location on a glacier where accumulating snow is in balance with melting and ablating snow is called the tipping point.

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The location on a glacier where accumulating snow is in balance with melting and ablating snow is called the equilibrium line, not the tipping point. The tipping point refers to a threshold at which a small change can have a large effect on the stability of a system.

The Location on a Glacier Where Accumulating Snow Is in Balance