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KETTLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kettle
1, record 1, English, kettle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kettle hole 1, record 1, English, kettle%20hole
correct
- kettle basin 1, record 1, English, kettle%20basin
correct
- potash kettle 1, record 1, English, potash%20kettle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steep-sided, usually basin- or bowl- shaped hole or depression, commonly without surface drainage, in glacial-drift deposits ..., often containing a lake or swamp; formed by the melting of a large, detached block of stagnant ice (left behind by a retreating glacier) that had been wholly or partly buried in the glacial drift. 1, record 1, English, - kettle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kettle
1, record 1, French, kettle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression escarpée de formes diverses à la surface des dépôts glaciaires. Les kettles résultent de la fonte de culots de glace enfouis dans les sédiments glaciaires. La fonte de la glace entraîne l'affaissement des sédiments sus-jacents, et par conséquent une dépression. Les kettles sont souvent occupés par un lac ou un marais. 2, record 1, French, - kettle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La surface des dépôts fluvio-glaciaires est souvent trouée de dépressions de formes diverses. Ces cuvettes nommées kettles résultent de la fonte tardive de culots de glace partiellement ou totalement enfouis dans les sédiments. La fonte de la glace entraîne l'affaissement des sédiments sus-jacents, et une dépression apparaît. Au fur et à mesure qu'ils s'effondrent, les matériaux se déforment et des failles se développent. 3, record 1, French, - kettle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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