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PERIPHERAL MORAINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-20

English

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

An end moraine formed during a temporary halt in the final retreat of a glacier.

OBS

"Recessional moraine," a more general term, is also used as a synonym of "stadial moraine."

Key term(s)
  • stadial moraine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

[...] moraine frontale ou moraine latérale qui a été déposée lors d'une pause temporaire du glacier durant le retrait général des glaces.

OBS

[Les moraines de retrait] représentent la limite d'avancée du lobe glaciaire principal ou une position d'arrêt temporaire du front glaciaire.

Spanish

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