LAND SCULPTURE BY MOUNTAIN GLACIERS 379 



found by the hundred in every glaciated mountain district, impart- 

 ing to it one of the greatest of its scenic charms. 



FIG. 405. Character profiles in landscapes sculptured by mountain glaciers. 



The character profiles which result from sculpture by mountain 

 glaciers. The lines which are repeated in landscapes carved by 

 mountain glaciers are easy to recognize (Fig. 405). The highest 

 horizon lines are the outlines of horns which are separated by cols. 



FIG. 406. Flat dome shaped under the margin of a Norwegian ice cap with pro- 

 jecting rock knobs and moraines in foreground. 



Minaret-like palisades, or " files of gendarmes," often run for long 

 distances as the characteristic comb ridges. Lower down and 



