The glacier incurs stresses due to the change in the bed-rock topography it flows over, the lack of pressure in front of it and the reduction in thickness at the front.

由于它经过的床岩地势变化，以及它的前部缺乏压力，厚度缩小，冰川遭受到压力。

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Sea ice abuts the floating glacier tongue except in three places along the front of the glacier.These ice-free areas are called polynyas.

从图上可以看到，海冰（Sea ice) 和漂浮着的冰川紧靠着，只有在冰川前边的三处地方例外，这种没有冰的区域称作冰穴（Polynyas）。

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A group of seals rests on floating ice in front of muir glacier in glacier bay, Alaska.

一群海豹躺在阿拉斯加冰川湾谬尔冰川内的一块浮冰上休息。

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In spite of a positive 19951996 balance, the glacier front retreated 3 m, indicating the past glacier regime.

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Between 24 April 1999 and 14 October 2001, the glacier front has been fluctuating seasonally within about 400 m, in contrast to the previous dramatic recession.

UNESCO: Dublin Core