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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > GLACIAL LANDFORMS > MORAINES > LATERAL MORAINE

PREFERRED TERM

LATERAL MORAINE  

DEFINITION

  • Parallel ridges of debris deposited along the sides of a glacier. The unconsolidated debris can be deposited on top of the glacier by frost shattering of the valley walls and from tributary streams flowing into the valley.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-08-06 14:49:27.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (LATERAL MORAINE [d3ad1ced-39fa-4e3a-a75d-58e5393a2abe,105645] - MORAINES [2575cfaf-1a09-48b6-acb9-fda23b6f4719,105627]);
  • 2013-08-26 08:44:50.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: Parallel ridges of debris deposited along the sides of a glacier. The unconsolidated debris can be deposited on top of the glacier by frost shattering of the valley walls and from tributary streams flowing into the valley. language code: en);

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