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DRUMLINOIDE [2 records]

Record 1 1991-04-15

English

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

A markedly elongated ridge composed of glacial drift or till, cigar-shaped in plan, and more or less tapered at both ends.

CONT

In some areas, the drift may be arranged into closely spaced elongate hills. If these are markedly elongate, cigar-shaped in plan, and more or less tapered at both ends they may be termed drumlinoid ridges

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Colline très allongée, en forme de cigare et plus ou moins effilée à ses deux extrémités, et généralement constituée de till.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Undulating till plains (often scored by drumlinoid flutings) and dead-ice moraine landscapes are common in southern Saskatchewan and Alberta ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les plaines de till bosselé (souvent striées de cordons drumlinoïdes) et les paysages morainiques de décrépitude glaciaire sont fréquents dans le sud de la Saskatchewan et de l'Alberta, [...]

Spanish

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