The information for the following story is from the following Internet sites accessed 12/03/02:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/field/glacier.htm
http://nsidc.org/glaciers/

Glaciers -- Large Bodies of Ice

Do you ever wonder if glaciers existed in Nova Scotia? Well, they did! Starting two million years ago, glaciers covered our area from time to time. Scientists are unsure of when the first glaciers developed in Nova Scotia. The last known glaciers in Nova Scotia existed about 20,000 years ago. Today, there are no glaciers in Nova Scotia, but there are still some in certain places in the world.

Glaciers are large bodies of ice that move slowly down a slope or valley or spread outward on a land surface. They move like slow rivers. They move because they are very heavy. Glaciers are made up of snow that has turned to ice.