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LATERAL MORAINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lateral moraine
1, record 1, English, lateral%20moraine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- side moraine 1, record 1, English, side%20moraine
correct
- valley-side moraine 2, record 1, English, valley%2Dside%20moraine
correct
- flanking moraine 3, record 1, English, flanking%20moraine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A low ridgelike moraine carried on, or deposited at or near, the side margin of a mountain glacier. It is composed chiefly of rock fragments loosened from the valley walls by glacial abrasion and plucking, or fallen onto the ice from the bordering slopes. 4, record 1, English, - lateral%20moraine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moraine latérale
1, record 1, French, moraine%20lat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accumulation de débris rocheux tombés des versants montagneux sur la surface, ou aux abords, d'un glacier de vallée, et entraînés sous forme de moraine. 2, record 1, French, - moraine%20lat%C3%A9rale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- morrena lateral
1, record 1, Spanish, morrena%20lateral
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Morrena formada a ambos lados de la lengua glaciar, que ocupa la parte inferior de las laderas del valle por donde se desplaza. 2, record 1, Spanish, - morrena%20lateral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Todos los materiales que caen en el glaciar o son arrancados por éste se acumulan en los bordes de su lengua, formando en ella sendos cordones que constituyen las morrenas laterales. 3, record 1, Spanish, - morrena%20lateral
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