The images of this Virtual Vista represent one of the most breathtaking of the United States national parks - Glacier National Park - which straddles the northern border of the United States and Canada (Waterton Glaciers National Park). Digital terrain models of four 7.5-minute quadrangles located in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA were rendered using Geographic Information System software.

The result is a remarkably realistic looking virtual landscape illustrating many of the alpine glacial landforms you studied in class.

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On the image above, try to identify as many glacial landforms as you can. Some glacial landforms are identified and presented in the image that follows.

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To learn more about Glacier National Park and the geologic processes that shaped its history, visit the National Park Service website for this park.