glacial stream

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• glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction  any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… …   Universalium

• Glacial landform — Antique postcard shows rocks scarred by glacial erosion. Yosemite Valley …   Wikipedia

• glacial milk — waters of a glacial stream in which particles of light colored silt are suspended. * * * …   Universalium

• glacial milk — waters of a glacial stream in which particles of light colored silt are suspended …   Useful english dictionary

• Glacial motion — is the motion of glaciers, which can be likened to rivers of ice. It has played an important role in sculpting many landscapes. Most lakes in the world occupy basins scoured out by glaciers. Glacial motion can be fast (up to 30 m/day, observed on …   Wikipedia

• Stream capture — Stream capture, river capture, or stream piracy is a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a stream or river drainage system or watershed is diverted from its own bed, and flows instead down the bed of a neighbouring stream. This can happen… …   Wikipedia

• Glacial River Warren — [ Lake Agassiz; its outflow breached the U shaped Big Stone Moraine at Traverse Gap and became the source of River Warren. At the extreme right, the northernmost oxbow loop is the Mississippi at downtown Saint Paul. Just to its west and almost… …   Wikipedia

• Glacial lake outburst flood — A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) can occur when a lake contained by a glacier (called Jökulhlaup if it was a subglacial lake, marginal lake drainage if it was dammed between ice and the ground) or a terminal moraine dam fails. This can happen …   Wikipedia

• Glacial landforms — Many now familiar glacial landforms were created by the movement of huge sheets of ice called continental glaciers during the Pleistocene Epoch (more commonly called the Ice Age.) Erosional landformsAs the glaciers expanded, due to their… …   Wikipedia

• glacial valley — ▪ geological formation also called  glacial trough   stream valley that has been glaciated, usually to a typical catenary, or U shaped, cross section. U shaped valleys occur in many parts of the world and are characteristic features of mountain… …   Universalium

• Glacial Lake Souris — The Glacial Lake Souris occupied the basin of the Souris River from the most southern portion of this river s loop in North Dakota to its elbow in Manitoba, where it turned sharply northward and passed through the Tiger Hills. The length of Lake… …   Wikipedia