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HOW FAST DO GLACIERS MOVE?

How It Works UK

Issue 210

The speed at which a glacier flows depends on its mass, the depth and slope of the underlying rock bed and friction.

The fastest glacier in the world is Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland, which was clocked moving at a blazing 46 metres per day – or 10.6 miles pe

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