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Englacial stream

A meltwater stream that has penetrated below the surface of a glacier and is making its way towards the bed.

Water from Between Lake entering a tunnel, thus becoming an englacial stream on White Glacier, Axel Heiberg Island. Photo J. Alean 1977.

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