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kame terrace

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kame terrace [kām ‚ter·əs]
(geology)
A terracelike ridge deposited along the margins of glaciers by meltwater streams flowing adjacent to the valley walls.
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Glaciofluvial deposits form also kame terraces and often fill ancient valleys.
Application of OSL and [sup.10]Be techniques to the establishment of ... by Raukas, Anto / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
; MB = Areas of norainal topography; TB = Loam till of Trafalgar Formation; TC = Silty clay-loam to clay-loam till of Lafgo Formation; TT = Mixed drift; till and stratified drift in lineated form indicating collapse associated with subice tunnels and open ice- walled channels; OP = Intensely pitted outwash deposits, principally in fan form but including also some kame terrace.
The relationship between glacial geologic processes and peatland ... by Parker, George R. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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