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kame (kām), low, steep, rounded hill or ridge of layered sand and gravel drift, developed from glacial deposits. Kames were probably formed by streams of melting glacial ice that deposited mud and sand along the ice front. The subsequent retreat of the glacier left them as more or less isolated hills and ridges, ranging in height from a few feet to 100 ft (30 m) or more. Kames generally occur in clusters and are situated directly behind a mass of rock and soil called a terminal moraine moraine (mərān`), a formation composed of unsorted and unbedded rock and soil debris called till, which was deposited by a glacier . ..... Click the link for more information. . They are common in the glaciated valleys of the Scottish Lowlands, where the name originated. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In Andover, Massachusetts, for example, an unpretentious sign announces the entrance to Indian Ridge, a glacial kame retrieved from logging activity by the Andover Village Improvement Society during the 1890s. Kame also took into account the unique Japanese vocabulary of medical conditions such as Takotsubo's cardiomyopathy -- a heart condition that has only ever been observed in Japan. DL Lanton Kame, Death Valley (1976) One-armed athlete was far from handicapped |
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