Result Of Glacier’s Work. Those jumbled rocks in the foreground, called “moraine” by geologists, are the work of the glacier. Shown is a section of the Dana glacier in Yosemite National Park. Scientists say that beautiful Yosemite Valley itself was carved by glaciers in the ice age.

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Result Of Glacier’s Work. Those jumbled rocks in the foreground, called “moraine” by geologists, are the work of the glacier. Shown is a section of the Dana glacier in Yosemite National Park. Scientists say that beautiful Yosemite Valley itself was carved by glaciers in the ice age.

Associated Press · [ca. October 1938]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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