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Roche moutonnée (Photo by E.J. Tarbuck) We have made a concerted effort to search the Web for relevant material, but no matter how hard we try there will always be more information available than we can possibly examine.

However, the following list contains links to many of the most interesting and informative Web sites related to topics explored in the chapter that we were able to locate. Check them out, but make sure you come back to do more investigating when you're done.

Ask a Geologist: If you have questions, a professional geologist is here to help.

Alpine Glacial Landforms: This site presents basic definitions and examples of common alpine glacial landforms discussed in introductory level university physical geography, geology, and earth science courses. Examples are provided as photographs with accompanying topographic maps.

Alpine Glaciation Features: This site has photographs and explanations of features of alpine glaciation.

Arctic Theme Page (NOAA): NOAA's Arctic Theme Page provides access to widely distributed Arctic data and information for scientists, students, teachers, academia, managers, decision makers, and the general public.

Cool Antarctica: This site is devoted to all things Antarctic. It includes a photo gallery, links to outside sites, and an amusing fact file.

Extinctions, Inc.: Fossils from the Extinctions Fossil Company, a commercial source.

Glacial Links: This site offers several links to Web sites containing glacial information.

Glacial Geology, Journal of: Glacial Geology and Geomorphology is an electronic journal of The British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG) developed by The Queen's University of Belfast and published by The BGRG. It is a refereed journal with a variety of facilities available to subscribers.

Glacial Geology Photo Gallery: This site contains glacial geology images from the Maine Department of Conservation.

Glacial Landforms: Here are text and images about how glaciers shape the land from the Geological Survey of Canada.

Glacier Animations (Goddard Space Flight Center): Several QuickTime animations showing the retreat of glaciers, mainly from Glacier Bay, Alaska and Iceland.

Glacier Bay (NASA): An excellent NASA site features a multi-media tour of Glacier Bay, Alaska.

Glacier Image Database (T.V. Lowell, University of Cincinnati): A well organized database of images divided into six environments: erosional, subglacial, superglacial, ice-margin, glacial lakes, and proglacial.

Glacier National Park - A Virtual Field Trip: This site addresses various aspects of alpine glacial landscape interpretation, including landform identification, geomorphic processes and glacial history. Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, provides the backdrop for this virtual field trip.

Glacier (Rice University): GLACIER is a Web site all about Antarctica and the part Antarctica plays in our global system of weather, climate, oceans, and geology. The site is intended to introduce you to the Antarctic and the brave souls who are investigating that vast, frozen continent.

Glaciers and Climate Change Links (NAGT): This site contains an extensive listing of glacier and climate change links arranged by topic from the National Association of Geology Teachers (NAGT).

Glaciers Links: This Central Michigan University site, maintained by Dr. Mark Francek, lists several good links to sites containing information relative to topics discussed in the chapter.

Glaciers: Satellite Images: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world can be found here.

Ice Age Atlas: This site provides an atlas of the Ice Age Earth.

Glaciated valley (Photo by E.J. Tarbuck)

Ice Age Exhibit: The Ice Age Exhibit from the Illinois State Museum is an excellent source for Ice Age information.

Ice Age - National Scenic Trail, Wisconsin: Here is a good introduction to Wisconsin's glacial landscape.

Landform Atlas of the United States: The color landform atlas of the United States includes shaded relief maps and satellite image maps of each state.

Mendenhall Glacier - A Virtual Tour: Here is a virtual tour of Mendenhall Glacier.

Midwestern U.S. 16,000 Years Ago: An exhibit from the Illinois State Museum features the midwestern United States 16,000 years ago.

National Geophysical Data Center: The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) manages environmental data in the fields of marine geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, solar-terrestrial physics, solid earth geophysics, and glaciology (snow and ice).

National Ice Core Laboratory: The U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) is a facility for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the world. It provides scientists with the capability to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a long-term repository for current and future investigations.

National Parks: Alaska: Here are links to national parks, national monuments, etc.

National Parks: Washington: This site contains links to national parks, national monuments, etc.

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC): The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is a data and information resource for those studying snow and ice, and their importance to the Earth system.

Paleoclimatology Program (NOAA): This site has access to a wealth of paleoclimatic data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Polar Continental Shelf Project (Canada): This site provides general information about working in the remote Arctic and includes links to current research activities.

Quaternary Mammals: This site includes an electronic database for the late Quaternary distribution of mammal species in the United States from the Illinois State Museum.

Satellite Images: Glaciers (USGS): In addition to satellite imagery, this site includes links to tables estimating the area and volume of select glaciers.

Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Group, University of Alaska: Snow, ice, and permafrost research at the Geophysical Institute is directed toward developing a better understanding of the properties of these materials, of the processes occurring within them, and of the role they play in the polar and subpolar environments.

State of the Cryosphere (National Snow and Ice Data Center): This well organized site contains information documenting how snow and ice act as indicators of climate change.

TopoZone: The TopoZone bills itself as the Web's center for recreational and professional topographic map users. Here you can interactively view topographic maps from the entire United States.

Photo/Figure Credits (In Order of Appearance)

Glacial outwash, (Photo by James Patterson)
Alpine glacier (Corel), (Property of Kenneth Pinzke)
Glacial till, (Photo by E.J. Tarbuck)
Matterhorn, (Photo by E.J. Tarbuck)
Boulder photo, (Courtesy of the National Park Service)
Glacial landform photo, (Courtesy of the National Park Service)
Glacial ridge photo, (Courtesy of the National Park Service)
Glacial depressions photo, (Courtesy of the National Park Service)
Topographic map, (Courtesy of the USGS)
World elevation map, (Courtesy of NOAA)
Glacier National Park, Montana, (Photo by John Montagne)
Drumlin, (Courtesy of Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc.)
Roche moutonnée, (Photo by E.J. Tarbuck)
Alpine glacier features (Corel), (Property of Kenneth Pinzke)
Ice crevass (Corel), (Property of Kenneth Pinzke)
Glaciated valley (Photo by E.J. Tarbuck)
Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite (Corel), (Property of Kenneth Pinzke)