Piedmont Glacier
U.S. Geological Survey photo by Bruce Molnia (fair use policy)
Piedmont glaciers form where valley glaciers exit from the mountains and meet flat ground. There they spread out in a fan or lobe shape, like thick batter poured from a bowl. This picture shows the piedmont segment of Taku Glacier near the shore of Taku Inlet in southeastern Alaska. Piedmont glaciers commonly are a merger of several valley glaciers.
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