INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Extensive glaciers are found in Antarctica, Argentina, Chile, Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Iceland. Mountain glaciers are widespread, especially in the Andes, the Himalayas, the Rocky Mountains, the Caucasus, Scandinavian mountains, and the Alps.

Detailed explanation-2: -91% in Antarctica. 8% in Greenland. Less than 0.5% in North America (about 0.1% in Alaska) 0.2% in Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glaciers are found in the mountains. These are huge piles of dense ice, water, or rock that move down a slope, under the influence of gravity and its weight. The word ‘Glacier’ is derived from the Latin word meaning “Ice”.

Detailed explanation-4: -Glaciers occur in all parts of the world and at almost all latitudes. In Ecuador, Kenya, Uganda, and Irian Jaya (New Guinea), glaciers even occur at or near the Equator, albeit at high altitudes. The two great ice masses, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, contain about 99 percent of the world’s glacier ice.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Arunachal Pradesh, glaciers are found in Great Himalayas ranges which run along the Tibetan border. All peaks here rise above 4500 meters and are snow covered throughout the year.