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← GeographyWhich glacial outcome occurs when a bergschrund develops?
A)Crevasse widening by frost fracture✓
B)Increased ablation rates at terminus
C)Enhanced till deposition on outwash
D)Expansion of glacial isostatic rebound
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Crevasses widen near the bergschrund due to pressure release and subsequent frost fracture, facilitating cirque formation through nivation, because freeze-thaw cycles disintegrate rock. Therefore, the cirque enlarges, rather than terminus wastage driven by other warming or deposition away from glacier.
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