Seracs were named by Horace Benedict de Saussure in 1787 (who also named roches moutonnées) for their resemblance to the soft sérac cheeses made in the Alps. This serac field is on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. Seracs form by a combination of melting, direct evaporation or sublimation, and erosion by wind.
Seracs, New Zealand
Visual Glossary of Glacial Features
Seracs are tall peaks of ice on the surface of a glacier, commonly forming where sets of crevasses intersect. (more below)
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