Noun:

Snowfield,

snowfields's Usage Examples:

The Cascade Range is in essence a maturely dissected highland, composed in part of upwarped Colombian lavas, in part of older rocks, and crowned with several dissected volcanoes, of which the chief are (beginning in the north) Mts Baker (Io,827 ft.), Rainier (14,363 ft.), Adams (12,470 ft.) and Hood (11,225 ft.); the first three in \Vashington, the last in northern Oregon- These bear snowfields and glaciers; while the dissected highlands, with ridges of very irregular arrangement, are everywhere sculptured in a fashion that strongly suggests the work of numerous local Pleistocene glaciers as an important supplement to preglacial erosion.

Farther north in Montana, in spite of a decrease of height, there are to-day a few small glaciers with snowfields of good size; and, here the effects of sculpture by the much larger Pleistocene glaciers are seen in forms of almost alpine strength.

A district of considerable extent in the centre of the island is occupied by snowfields, whence glaciers descend east and west to the sea.

Along the Ruwenzori range are glaciers and snowfields nearly 15 m.

Beyond this point the Anglo-Russian Commission of 1895 demarcated a line to the snowfields and glaciers which overlook the Chinese border.

there is a great development of snowfields and glaciers, the passes are buried under snow, and the short summer is rainy.

They consist of slightly rounded domes or billowy snowfields of vast thickness.

is covered with snowfields and glaciers.

AFTERGLOW, a broad high arch of whitish or rosy light appearing occasionally in the sky above the highest clouds in the hour of deepening twilight, or reflected from the high snowfields in mountain regions long after sunset.

The whole island, exclusive of the snowfields, abounds in freshwater lakes and pools in the hills and lower ground.

Synonyms:

field, champaign, plain,

Antonyms:

fancy, pretentious, adorned, cheer,