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Keywords: iceberg, glacier, tidewater, break, chunks

The breaking away of a mass of ice from an ice wall or iceberg.

simonc.f2o.org

A process in which large chunks of ice break off from tidewater glaciers (one that terminates in a body of water), to form icebergs.

imnh.isu.edu

The breaking away of a mass of ice from a floating ice shelf, glacier, or iceberg.

pal.lternet.edu

Breaking off and floating away as icebergs of either a tidewater glacier or an ice shelf. Calving is a very efficient form of ablation, thus helps stabilize the extent of ice sheets (like Antarctica) which might otherwise expand continuously from a positive mass budget.

gemini.oscs.montana.edu

the process of icebergs breaking off from glaciers

oceanworld.tamu.edu

Formation of icebergs by the breaking off of ice from tidewater glaciers.

dolphincharters.com

the breaking away of a mass of ice from a floating glacier, ice front, or iceberg

grida.no

To separate or break so that a part becomes detached.

lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov

The loss of glacier mass when ice breaks off into a large water body like an ocean or a lake.

physicalgeography.net

When large chunks of ice break from a glacier and fall into the ocean. Cirque Glacier: A glacier that hangs in or alongside a steep mountain.

alcanseek.com

Formation of icebergs by breaking off of glaciers entering the ocean [LCOTE

memphisgeology.org

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Keywords: calf, birth, humans

The birth of a calf

lackhamfarm.co.uk

Giving birth to a calf. Humans should not be calving.

cowsite.8k.com

Keywords: weanlings, ranchers, cows, bulls, season

Cows have their calves during a specific season, all within a few months of each other. Ranchers now run their bulls in with their cows for a limited time so that it limits calving season. This way, when it is time to round up the weanlings and sell them, they are all approximately the same age.

americanindian.ucr.edu

Keywords: nitrate

Nitrate

uoguelph.ca