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kettle hole

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kettle hole [′kedĀ·əl ‚hōl]
(geology)


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Some of the marl pits from long ago, where clay was dug out to improve the quality of the soil, also kettle holes, made when the glaciers retreated, had developed into ponds.
Pout Pond is a kettle hole created by the retreat of a glacier during the last ice age.
Houghton's Pond is a spring-fed kettle hole pond formed by receding glaciers approximately 10,000 years ago.
 
 
 
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