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CONE TRANSITION FLUVIO-GLACIAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-03

English

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

A fan-shaped accumulation of outwash deposited by meltwater streams in front of the terminal moraine of a glacier.

OBS

outwash fan: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

[Cône] formé par des matériaux morainiques étalés et reclassés par le torrent glaciaire, en avant du front.

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).

OBS

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

Spanish

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