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PROGLACIAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-20

English

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

Refers to the area immediately adjacent to a glacier, often affected by outwash and by ice- or moraine-dammed lakes.

OBS

The terms "ice-marginal," "proglacial" and "paraglacial" have been used in overlapping senses and there is no universally agreed set of definitions.

OBS

ice marginal: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Proglacial terrace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Se dit du chenal creusé par les eaux courantes parallèlement au front d'un glacier.

OBS

proglaciaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Terrasse proglaciaire.

Spanish

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