- moraine topography
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моренный рельеф
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
moraine topography
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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-dammed lake — A moraine dammed lake occurs when a terminal moraine has prevented some meltwater from leaving the valley. Its most common shape is that of a long ribbon (ribbon lake). Example of moraine dammed lakes include: Argentina/Chile: Buenos Aires Lake… … Wikipedia
water-lain moraine — A terminal, end, or recessional moraine formed subaqueously by a glacier that terminated in a water body (e.g., glacial lake, sea, or ocean). A water lain moraine may occur at the present land surface as a result of isostatic rebound or lake… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
swell-and-swale topography — A local scale topography composed of small, well rounded hillocks and shallow, closed depressions irregularly spaced across low relief ground moraine (slopes generally 2 6 %); the effect is a subdued, irregularly undulating surface that is… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
disintegration moraine — A drift topography characterized by chaotic mounds and pits, generally randomly oriented, developed in supraglacial drift by collapse and flow as the underlying stagnant ice melted. Slopes may be steep and unstable and there will be used and… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Driftless Area — Relief map showing primarily the Minnesota part of the Driftless Area. The wide diagonal river is the Upper Mississippi River. In this area, it forms the boundary between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The rivers entering the Mississippi from the west… … Wikipedia
Glacial history of Minnesota — The glacial history of Minnesota is most defined since the onset of the last glacial period, which ended some 10,000 years ago. Within the last million years, most of the Midwestern United States and much of Canada were covered at one time or… … Wikipedia
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… … Universalium
Overdeepening — Sognefjord in Norway, the second longest fjord in the world, shows characteristic overdeepening. Overdeepening is a characteristic of basins and valleys eroded by glaciers. An overdeepened valley profile is often eroded to depths which are… … Wikipedia
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