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MORAINE BOSSELEE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A moraine characterized by knob-and-kettle topography.

OBS

The mounds usually occur in large numbers, with individual mounds either almost alike in size and shape or displaying substantial variation in size and shape.

OBS

hummocky moraine: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Moraine au relief en bosses et creux.

OBS

Les buttes sont généralement en grand nombre et peuvent être très semblables ou très différentes.

OBS

moraine bosselée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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