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Icefall
According to the World Glacier Inventory (WGI) by The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) an icefall is a part of the longitudinal profile of the glacier that moves over a steep drop, faster than rest of the ice. As a result its surface is heavily crevassed.
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- Rościszewski Icefall, King George Island, Antarctic. Author: Dagmara Bozek-Andryszczak
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- Icefall flowing towards Vestre Burgerbukta, southern Spitsbergen. Author: Piotr Andryszczak
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