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Preferred term

LATERAL MORAINE  

Definition

  • Parallel ridges of debris deposited along the sides of a glacier. The unconsolidated debris can be deposited on top of the glacier by frost shattering of the valley walls and from tributary streams flowing into the valley. (en)

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  • 2013-03-05 08:38:11.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (LATERAL MORAINE [a4f0e7c2-711e-4675-b7c8-f5430905aa89,82763] - MORAINES [4f590d94-110c-4762-9171-aba6d24af6a0,82759]);
  • 2013-04-01 10:30:43.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: Parallel ridges of debris deposited along the sides of a glacier. The unconsolidated debris can be deposited on top of the glacier by frost shattering of the valley walls and from tributary streams flowing into the valley. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a4f0e7c2-711e-4675-b7c8-f5430905aa89

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