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Give a geographical reason:
Snowline decides the limit of glacier work as an agent of erosion.
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Solution
Snowline decides the limit of glacier work as an agent of erosion because -
- Snowline is the lower limit of permanent snow cover; below which snow does not accumulate.
- The glacier moves through the pre-existing valley and forms erosive action.
- The glacier performs plucking and abrasion processes on the rocks on its way.
- Below the snowline is the snow frees surface, where the erosional features are not formed.
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