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Record 1 2004-10-22

English

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

An isolated knob or peak of bedrock that projects prominently above the surface of a glacier and is surrounded by glacier ice.

OBS

Etymology: Eskimo, "lonely peak".

Key term(s)
  • nunatag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Dans les régions d'inlandsis, pointement rocheux dominant les glaces.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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