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What kind of glacier has pieces that breaks off as icebergs
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What kind of glacier has pieces that breaks off as icebergs

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There is no specific name for a glacier that break off as an iceberg. However, the part of the glacier in which this happens is called the "zone of wastage". Chunks break off in a process called "calving".
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