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CONE DEBRIS [2 records]

Record 1 2002-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A volcanic cone composed of cinders and scoria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Cône formé par l'entassement des pierres de toutes natures rejetées par le volcan et disposées en couches inclinées.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A cone or mound of ice or snow on a glacier, covered with a veneer of debris thick enough to protect the underlying material from the ablation that has lowered the surrounding surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Cône [de glace ou de neige] de quelques décimètres de hauteur, recouvert de boue ou de gravier [...]

OBS

Le terme «cône couvert» peut aussi traduire «debris cone», mais il a un sens générique.

Key term(s)
  • cône couvert

Spanish

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