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BEADED ESKER [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-04-11

English

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

An esker with numerous bulges or swellings (commonly representing fans or deltas) along its length. It may have been formed in lakes or other water bodies during pauses in the retreat of the glacier that nurtured the esker-forming stream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Géologie
DEF

Esker dont la forme irrégulière est due à l'alternance d'étranglements et d'élargissements.

Spanish

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