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конечная морена
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
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end moraine — noun : a moraine deposited by a glacier at its end compare terminal moraine * * * end moraine, = terminal moraine. (Cf. ↑terminal moraine) … Useful english dictionary
end moraine — A ridge like accumulation that is being or was produced at the outer margin of an actively flowing glacier at any given time; a moraine that has been deposited at the outer or lower end of a valley glacier. Compare: terminal moraine,… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Moraine — This article is about geological phenomena. For other uses, see Moraine (disambiguation). A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock) which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly… … Wikipedia
moraine — morainal, morainic, adj. /meuh rayn /, n. 1. a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay. 2. a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier. [1780 90; < F < Savoyard dial.… … Universalium
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Moraine Cove — (68°35′S 67°8′W / 68.583°S 67.133°W / 68.583; 67.133) is a small cove at the north end of Mikkelsen Bay along the west coast of Graham Land. A moraine descends t … Wikipedia
moraine — [mə rān′, môrān′] n. [Fr < dial. morêna < morre, muzzle, akin to Sp morro, snout, headland < VL * murru, echoic word for snout] a mound, ridge, or mass of rocks, gravel, sand, clay, etc. carried and deposited directly by a glacier, along … English World dictionary
Moraine View State Recreation Area — For the Pennsylvania state park, see Moraine State Park. Moraine View State Recreation Area IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) … Wikipedia
Moraine Lake — For the type of lake, see moraine dammed lake. Moraine Lake Location Banff National Park, Alberta Coordinates … Wikipedia
Moraine Valley — This article is about the geological formation. For the college, see Moraine Valley Community College. Moraine Valley (60°43′S 45°37′W / 60.717°S 45.617°W / 60.717; 45.617) is a … Wikipedia
moraine — [ glacial geology ] a) [ material ] A mound, ridge, or other topographically distinct accumulation of unsorted, unstratified glacial drift, predominantly till, deposited primarily by the direct action of glacier ice, in a variety of… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
