tidewater

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Many Antarctic glaciers are tidewater glaciers, meaning they sit on the ocean floor and extend into the sea, where they release icebergs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

When a tidewater glacier thins enough, it can lift off the seabed and begin floating on the ocean surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Their mission: Save the lives of northern tidewater gobies, a tiny endangered fish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

“God bless the tidewater goby, but let’s be honest, you guys have the power — you need to allow this to go forward,” said Pamela Conley Ulich, a former mayor of Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Faced with the obvious folly of his original ambition, to walk five hundred miles to tidewater, he reconsidered his plans.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer