Eli5. Salt melts ice. Glaciers sit in an ocean of salt. Glaciers don’t melt.

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Eli5. Salt melts ice. Glaciers sit in an ocean of salt. Glaciers don’t melt.

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

Glaciers sit on land. Land is made of dirt and rock. It doesn’t have much salt.

Now, icebergs which are in the water melt. That’s why the entire surface of the oceans isn’t covered in icebergs.