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AMPHITHEATRE COLLINES MORAINIQUES [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-21

English

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

An amphitheatrical arrangement of moraine ramparts, often occurring in areas of former glaciation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Construction morainique, en forme de rempart convexe vers l'aval (syn. : «vallum»), constituée d'un ensemble d'arcs morainiques mis en place à l'extrémité d'un glacier, et dont la forme courbe épouse celle de l'extrémité de la langue ou d'un lobe glaciaire.

DEF

Croissant concave vers l'amont formé par la moraine frontale d'un glacier et qui marque la limite maximale d'un stade antérieur.

Spanish

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