What causes the formation of this glacial landform

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1. Glaciers on topographic maps are depicted as white patches with a blue dashed line encircling them. A small glacier is located just north of the Dana Plateau. In what type of glacial landform is this glacier found?

2. Mt. Gibbs, Mt. Lewis, and Parker Peak are all what type of glacial landform? What causes the formation of this glacial landform?

3. How many glaciers are shown on this map?

4. Are all of the glaciers on the map located on the northern side of the mountain peak? Why is being located on the northern side of a mountain peak advantageous for glacial development?

5. What evidence suggests that the northern edge of the Dana Plateau was glaciated in the past?

6. The canyon the Lee Vining Creek flows through was created by a glacier. Locate where a stream flows from a hanging valley into Lee Vining Creek?

7. What canyons have glacial steps and Paternoster lakes?

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