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ARETES  

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  • An arete is a thin, almost knife-like, ridge of rock which is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. The arête is a thin ridge of rock that is left separating the two valleys. (en)

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  • 2013-03-05 08:23:31.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (ARETES [8e73bff6-c2f9-46a6-963b-8ef09dd7f5f3,82725] - GLACIAL LANDFORMS [3c78951a-0293-4fb0-baff-ec7372fe784d,64133]);
  • 2013-04-01 09:46:56.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: An arete is a thin, almost knife-like, ridge of rock which is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. The arête is a thin ridge of rock that is left separating the two valleys. language code: en);

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