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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > GLACIAL LANDFORMS > ICE-DAMMED LAKES

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ICE-DAMMED LAKES  

Definition

  • In geology, a proglacial lake is a lake formed either by the damming action of a moraine or ice dam during the retreat of a melting glacier, or by meltwater trapped against an ice sheet due to isostatic depression of the crust around the ice. (en)

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  • 2013-03-05 08:30:39.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (ICE-DAMMED LAKES [ee565a8c-72b9-44a4-b25d-efefd1a28d8d,82751] - GLACIAL LANDFORMS [3c78951a-0293-4fb0-baff-ec7372fe784d,64133]);
  • 2013-04-01 10:12:20.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: In geology, a proglacial lake is a lake formed either by the damming action of a moraine or ice dam during the retreat of a melting glacier, or by meltwater trapped against an ice sheet due to isostatic depression of the crust around the ice. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/ee565a8c-72b9-44a4-b25d-efefd1a28d8d

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