The lower end of a glacier is called the __________.

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The terminus is the lower end of a glacier where the ice melts or breaks off into icebergs. The snow line is the altitude where snow accumulates on a glacier. The zone of accumulation is the area of a glacier where more snow falls than melts. "Tail" is not a commonly used term in glaciology to refer to the lower end of a glacier.

The Lower End of a Glacier Is Called the __________