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ICE MARGINAL TERRACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kame terrace
1, record 1, English, kame%20terrace
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ice-contact terrace 1, record 1, English, ice%2Dcontact%20terrace
correct
- ice-marginal terrace 1, record 1, English, ice%2Dmarginal%20terrace
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A terrace like ridge consisting of stratified sand and gravel formed as a glaciofluvial or glaciolacustrine deposit between a melting glacier or a stagnant ice lobe and a higher valley wall or lateral moraine, and left standing after the disappearance of the ice ... 1, record 1, English, - kame%20terrace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A kame terrace terminates a short distance downstream from the terminal moraine; it is commonly pitted with kettles and has an irregular ice-contact slope. 1, record 1, English, - kame%20terrace
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ice contact terrace
- ice marginal terrace
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terrasse de kame
1, record 1, French, terrasse%20de%20kame
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terrasse juxtaglaciaire 2, record 1, French, terrasse%20juxtaglaciaire
feminine noun
- terrasse fluvio-glaciaire 3, record 1, French, terrasse%20fluvio%2Dglaciaire
feminine noun
- terrasse fluvioglaciaire 4, record 1, French, terrasse%20fluvioglaciaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette forme de terrain est due aux eaux de fonte d'un glacier, qui accumulent des sédiments entre la glace et le versant d'une vallée. D'un côté, les sédiments s'appuient donc sur un rebord rocheux et, de l'autre, reposent contre la glace. Quand cette dernière fond, l'ensemble du dépôt se borde peu à peu d'un talus plus ou moins raide situé du côté occupé auparavant par la glace. Une telle construction, comprenant une surface relativement plane terminée par un talus en pente forte, se nomme une terrasse. Dans ce cas-ci, étant donné l'origine de contact glaciaire, il s'agit d'une terrasse de kame. 5, record 1, French, - terrasse%20de%20kame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fluvioglaciaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - terrasse%20de%20kame
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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