#glaciers

• Alaska — The largest state by area in the United States of America, located at the northwestern extremity of the North American continent, separated from the rest of the country by Canada; a region of major strategic and ecological importance, historically purchased from the Russian Empire in 1867. This structural territory is renowned for its spectacular mountainous relief, massive glaciers, rich natural resources in oil and gas, and unique arctic biodiversity, officially integrated as the 49th US state in 1959.
• Alatau — A generic geographical name of Turkic origin attributed to several branched mountain ranges and massifs within the Tian Shan, Altai, and southern Siberian or Central Asian regions (such as the Dzungarian Alatau, Trans-Ili Alatau, or Kuznetsk Alatau); a large structural mountainous relief characterized by high ridges, alpine glaciers, and deep valleys. These massifs play a crucial climatic and hydrological role within the transboundary river basins of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, and the Russian Federation.
• Axel Heiberg — A large island located in the Qikiqtaaluk region of Nunavut, Canada, forming part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and being the 31st largest island in the world. Named after the Norwegian diplomat and financier Axel Heiberg, the island is known in the global scientific community for its massive glaciers, spectacular mountainous terrain, and a unique paleontological site of a fossil forest from the Eocene epoch.