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Record 1 1998-11-16

English

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

A large detached rock fragment, generally of boulder size, believed to have been transported and deposited by a glacier, and lying in a conspicuous and relatively unstable or precariously poised position on a hillside.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les blocs erratiques [...], suite à leur dépôt sur le socle rocheux et au délavage des matériaux fins, demeurent «perchés» et sont alors appelés blocs perchés.

Spanish

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