- glaciofluvial
- gla·cio·fluvial
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glaciofluvial
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glaciofluvial — |glās(h)ē(ˌ)ō+ adjective : of, relating to, or coming from streams deriving much or all of their water from the melting of a glacier glaciofluvial deposits … Useful english dictionary
glaciofluvial — Pertaining to the meltwater streams flowing from wasting glacier ice and especially to the deposits and landforms produced by such streams [6] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
glaciofluvial — gla|ci|o|flu|vi|al Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
glaciofluvial deposit — Material moved by glaciers and subsequently sorted and deposited by streams flowing from the melting ice. The deposits are stratified and may occur in the form of outwash plains, valley trains, deltas, kames, eskers, and kame terraces.… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
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
Oak Ridges Moraine — The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900 square kilometres (730 sq mi) between Caledon and Rice Lake … Wikipedia
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Drumlin — For the band, see Drumlin (band). Elongate and forested drumlins south of Puerto Williams, Chile. Flow direction here was at time of formation from west to east (left to right on picture) … Wikipedia
Fluvial — is used in geography and earth science to refer to the deposits and landforms created by the action of rivers or streams and the processes associated with them. When the stream or rivers are associated with glaciers, ice sheets, or ice caps, the… … Wikipedia
Lower Mainland Ecoregion — The Lower Mainland Ecoregion is the name of a biogeoclimatic region that surrounds Vancouver, British Columbia, comprising the eastern edge of the Georgia Depression [BC Ministry of Environment. [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/ecology/ecoregions/humidte… … Wikipedia
