A valley glacier that extends beyond the confines of its valley and coalesces with other valley glaciers along the base of a mountain range is termed

A) an ice field.
B) a piedmont glacier.
C) a cirque glacier.
D) a valley glacier.


Answer: B) a piedmont glacier.

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