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Record 1 2009-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
CONT

In ice thrusting, the glacier freezes to its bed, then as it surges forward, it moves large sheets of frozen sediment at the base along with the glacier. This method produced some of the many thousands of lake basins that dot the edge of the Canadian Shield.

OBS

ice-thrusting; glacial thrusting: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
OBS

Signalons [...] qu'en français [...], on utilise indifféremment glacitectonique [...] et glaciotectonique [...]. Quoi qu'en pensent certains chercheurs, l'un ou l'autre terme est aussi valable.

OBS

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

Spanish

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