Which of the following best describes piedmont glacier ........

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Which of the following best describes piedmont glacier?

Glacier which forms at the peak of the mountain.

Glacier which forms at the poles.

Glacier which forms at the foot- hills of the mountain.

Glacier which forms at the river cliff.

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Explanation:

At the foot of mountain ranges (covered with ice) Different glacier converge and form an extensive ice-mass, it is called piedmont glacier. A piedmont glacier is a valley glacier which has spilled out onto relatively flat plains, spreading into bulb-like lobes. The formation of a piedmont glacier happens when ice flows down a steep valleyand spills out onto a relatively flat plain. Hence option 3rd is correct.