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Geologic Features of Glaciation
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Horn Mountain peak formed by glacial erosion
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Cirque Bowl shaped depression in a mountain formed by glacial erosion and frost wedging
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Arete Sharp ridge between two cirques formed by glacial erosion of bedrock on mountain peaks
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Esker Snake like deposit of gravel formed by glacier deposition in a meltwater stream
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Lateral Moraine Narrow band of sediment along the outer sides of an alpine glacier formed by erosion of valley walls
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Medial Moraine Narrow band of sediment within an alpine glacier formed when two lateral moraines meet
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End Moraine Mound of unsorted sediment at the end of a glacier formed by glacial advancement which bulldozes sediment to a ridge
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Ground Moraine Loose sediment found along flat terrain once covered by a glacier; formed when sediment is left behind by a retreating glacier
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Kettle Lake Hole that fills with glacial water formed when ice breaks off glaciers and melts
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Drumlin Elongated hill of sediment formed by deposition of a retreating glacier
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Outwash Plain Accumulation of sediment in front of an end moraine formed by glacial deposition
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Meltwater Rivers of glacial water filled with sediment formed when glaciers melt
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U-Shaped Valley Alpine valleys shaped like a U due to glacial erosion
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Erractics Transported rocks and boulders due to glacial movement and deposition
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Till Unsorted glacial sediment due to glacial deposition
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Kame Hill of sorted glacial deposits found on ground moraines; formed by deposits made by a retreating glacier
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Truncated Spur Steep triangular shaped valley walls formed by alpine glacial erosions
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Tributary Glaciers Small glacial rivers that eventually join a valley glacier; due to glaciers forming in small alpine regions
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Braided Stream Stream of meltwater that flows towards an outwash plain; formed as glacier melts but rivers are choked with sediment
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Glacial Striations Parallel scratches in bedrock due to glacial abrasion
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Ogives Light and dark bands/ridges at the base of glacial ice falls; created by rapid glacial flow downhill (icefall)
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