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Record 1 2011-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A relatively flat area within a hummocky moraine, generally at the same elevation as, or a little higher than, the summits of surrounding knobs.

CONT

High relief disintegration moraine is not everywhere hummocky but may include numerous broad, elevated, flat-topped areas known as moraine plateaus.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

[...] les surfaces planes ont un plancher de sédiments stratifiés à grains fins et témoignent de l'emplacement d'anciens étangs et lacs de barrage au sein de glaces stagnantes dans les hautes terres. On désigne ces formes à surface plane, ainsi que leurs crêtes bordières à développement variable, du nom de plateaux morainiques.

OBS

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

Spanish

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