![Modelling glacial ice melt with ice cubes and water.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/002/890/full/THI_ACT_02_Melting_glacial_ice_IM_Modelling_glacial_ice_melt_v2.jpg?1674169022)
As a glacier melts, a river or lake may form at its end. Contact with the water causes the ice to melt more quickly. It can also cause ice cliffs to calve.
As a glacier melts, a river or lake may form at its end. Contact with the water causes the ice to melt more quickly. It can also cause ice cliffs to calve.