Scientists have found three glaciers in Toyama Prefecture, the first recognized in Japan and the southernmost in East Asia.
Researchers from the Tateyama Caldera Sabo Museum discovered the three slow-moving chunks of ice in the Hida Mountain Range, otherwise known as the Northern Alps.
Their research paper submitted to the Japanese Society of Snow and Ice was accepted Tuesday, the museum said.
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