glaciofluvial
1glaciofluvial — |glās(h)ē(ˌ)ō+ adjective : of, relating to, or coming from streams deriving much or all of their water from the melting of a glacier glaciofluvial deposits …
2glaciofluvial — Pertaining to the meltwater streams flowing from wasting glacier ice and especially to the deposits and landforms produced by such streams [6] …
3glaciofluvial — gla|ci|o|flu|vi|al Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …
4glaciofluvial — gla·cio·fluvial …
5glaciofluvial deposit — Material moved by glaciers and subsequently sorted and deposited by streams flowing from the melting ice. The deposits are stratified and may occur in the form of outwash plains, valley trains, deltas, kames, eskers, and kame terraces.… …
6glacial 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… …
7Oak Ridges Moraine — The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900 square kilometres (730 sq mi) between Caledon and Rice Lake …
8Origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine — For general context, see Oak Ridges Moraine. The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geological landform that runs east west across south central Ontario, Canada. It developed about 12,000 years ago, during the Wisconsin glaciation in North America. A… …
9Drumlin — For the band, see Drumlin (band). Elongate and forested drumlins south of Puerto Williams, Chile. Flow direction here was at time of formation from west to east (left to right on picture) …
10Fluvial — is used in geography and earth science to refer to the deposits and landforms created by the action of rivers or streams and the processes associated with them. When the stream or rivers are associated with glaciers, ice sheets, or ice caps, the… …
