Shastra (à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, IAST: ÅÄstra, IPA: ) is a Sanskrit word that means precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise in a general sense. The word is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice.
Ice calving. Ice calving, also known as glacier calving or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. It is a form of ice ablation or ice disruption and is normally caused by the glacier expanding. It is the sudden release and breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg, ice front, ice shelf, or crevasse.
For the park in the United States with the same name, see Glacier National Park (U.S.) . Glacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British Columbia, and is part of a system of 43 parks and park reserves across Canada.Established in 1886, the park encompasses 1,349 km 2 (521 sq mi), and includes a portion of the Columbia Mountains.It also contains the Rogers Pass National Historic Site.ountain goats are the most common ungulates in Glacier National Park; a 1985 study counted 300 in the high peaks and valleys of the park. Caribou migrate through certain park valleys, while elk, mule and white-tail deer can be found throughout.