Cirque and valley glaciers
Description (English)
Glaciers constrained by topography, including cirque glaciers, valley glaciers, mountain glaciers, piedmont glaciers. They are characteristic, in particular, of the large mountain ranges of the Alpine system, occurring also in arctic regions, notably on Novaya Zemlya, in the subpolar and polar Urals, in the east Siberian mountains and, locally, in Iceland.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code U422 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | H4.22 | Cirque and valley glaciers | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H4.22 | Cirque and valley glaciers | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H4.22 | Cirque and valley glaciers | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H4.22 | Cirque and valley glaciers | same |