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  • Horns: Understanding Pyramid-Shaped Peaks Formed by Glaciers
    The sharp pyramid-shaped peaks formed by alpine glaciers are called horn.

    Here's how they form:

    * Alpine glaciers are glaciers that form in mountainous regions. They flow down valleys, carving out the landscape as they move.

    * As glaciers erode the surrounding mountains, they often carve out cirques (bowl-shaped depressions) on all sides of a peak.

    * When these cirques meet, they create a sharp, pointed peak called a horn.

    Some famous examples of horns include:

    * The Matterhorn in the Alps

    * The Grandes Jorasses in the Alps

    * The Eiger in the Alps

    * Mount Shasta in California, USA

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