Continental Glaciers

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1955

Creator: Richard Parker Goldthwait

Complete Record: Describes the physiological action of glaciers at the edge of the Greenland ice cap near Thule. Shows how the replenishing of the glacier is kept in balance with its melting. Illustrates and explains such terms as moraine, esker, and till. Portrays climatic conditions of northern Greenland during the summer months when most of the scenes were taken.