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The Malaspina Glacier is so large that it can only seen in its entirety from space; this 1994 photo from STS-66, on a rare clear day, is of an area about 100 km (60 mi) across.

This WikiProject aims to enhance information on glaciers, glaciology and related articles.

For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject and Wikipedia:WikiProject/Best practices.

Scope

All articles about glaciers, glaciology, geologic and geographical impacts from glaciers, as well as climatological articles directly related to glaciers.

Parentage

The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Geography.

Structure

Structure has yet to be determined.

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Please add yourself to the list by typing ~~~~, and add a note if you wish.

Open tasks

Below are some suggested open tasks for Wikipedians looking to contribute:

  • Add infobox to articles.
  • Add message box to talk pages related to this project.
  • Expand List of glaciers, the list is underpopulated for European and Asian glaciers.
  • Expand article listed at Category:Articles of WikiProject Glaciers, which links to the talk pages of articles associated with this project.
  • Add and cleanup images listed at commons. Many images of glaciers can be found on the mainpage for the glacier category and subpages listed at Commons Category:Glaciers

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Definitions status

Work to expand the understanding of glaciers by enhancing and clarifing definition articles related to the project.

Categories

Glacier infobox

At right is an example of the infobox that can be used for glacier articles. Further instructions on the usage of the infobox can be found at the infobox talk page.

TypeMountain glacier
LocationWyoming, U.S.
Coordinates43°11′48″N 109°39′02″W / 43.19667°N 109.65056°W / 43.19667; -109.65056
Area896 acres (3.63 km²)
TerminusMoraine
StatusRetreating

Helpful pointers:

  • If one knows the length and width of a glacier in feet, the area can be determined by multiplying the length by the width and dividing the result by 43,560. This will give one the acreage. To do metric conversions it is recommended one use Google by simply typing the distance or area and then to the conversion one wishes to make.
  • It is generally standard practice to have metric distances and areas in articles shown first with United States customary units second unless the article is about a glacier in the U.S. In scientific articles, metric is generally considered to be the standard and customary units are used only as a courtesy. Either way is fine.
  • Glaciers are sometimes more difficult to locate on a map than are mountains, so a query on a certain mountain known to be close the glacier may help narrow down the search.


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{{Messagebox glaciers}} can be added near the top of talk pages. The template produces the following message:

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