Jostedalsbreen Word Search
Play a Jostedalsbreen word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: JOSTEDALSBREEN, NIGARDSBREEN, STAVBREEN, KJENNDALBREEN, BRIKSDALSBREEN, HARBARDBREEN, MORAINE, CIRQUE, ERRATIC, GLACIER, PERMAFROST, ALPINE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Jostedalsbreen word list, defined
- MORAINE /mɔːˈreɪn/ · noun
- A ridge of rock or soil deposited by a glacier, typically in a curved or sinuous shape. A moraine can also refer to a ridge of soil or rock formed by the action of the sea or a river. Related: ridge, bank, bar, esker.
- CIRQUE /sɜːrk/ · noun
- A steep-walled, bowl-shaped hollow or amphitheater at the head of a mountain valley, formed by glacial erosion; also, in older usage borrowed from French, a circular arena such as that of a Roman circus. Related: corrie, cwm, amphitheater, hollow.
- ERRATIC /ɪˈrætɪk/ · adjective
- Moving or behaving in an irregular, unpredictable way, with no fixed pattern; inconsistent. As a noun, it refers to a rock fragment carried by glacial ice and deposited far from its origin. Related: unpredictable, inconsistent, irregular, capricious.
- GLACIER /ˈɡleɪsiər/ · noun
- A large, slowly moving river of ice formed from compacted snow on land, typically in high latitudes or at high elevations. A glacier can be several kilometers wide and hundreds of meters thick. Related: ice sheet, ice field, frost, ice cap.
- PERMAFROST /ˈpɜːrməfrɒst/ · noun
- Permafrost is a type of soil or rock that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years. It is typically found in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions and is composed of a mixture of soil, sand, and rock that has been frozen for an extended period. Related: frozen soil, perennially frozen ground, Arctic soil.
- ALPINE /ˈælpaɪn/ · adjective
- Relating to, characteristic of, or found in high mountains, especially the European Alps. Also describes plants adapted to grow above the treeline in cold mountain environments. Related: mountainous, high-altitude, upland, montane.
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