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Snow cornice
Overhanging edge of snow / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the snow formation. For the architectural use, see cornice.
A snow cornice or simply cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is an overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.
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