Glaciers and Glaciation in Glacier National Park

by James L. Dyson

Glaciers and Glaciation
in
Glacier National Park

Price 35 Cents

PUBLISHED BY THE GLACIER NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

[Cover]
Surveying Sperry Glacier—Arthur Johnson of U. S. G. S.
N. P. S. Photo by J. W. Corson

REVISED 1966
REPRINT 1971
THOMAS PRINTING 5M71

GLACIERS AND GLACIATION IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

By
James L. Dyson[1]
Head, Department of Geology and Geography
Lafayette College

The glaciers of Glacier National Park are only a few of many thousands which occur in mountain ranges scattered throughout the world. Glaciers occur in all latitudes and on every continent except Australia. They are present along the Equator on high volcanic peaks of Africa and in the rugged Andes of South America. Even in New Guinea, which many think of as a steaming, tropical jungle island, a few small glaciers occur on the highest mountains.