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kettle, oval depression found in glacial moraines 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. , which are landforms made up of rock debris. When a glacier melts and draws away from an area, a block of ice may break off and be covered by earth and rock. As the block melts, the ground above it subsides, forming a kettle. Kettles may be deeper than 100 ft (30 m) and more than 1 mi (1.6 km) in diameter. Pitted outwash plains contain many kettles. |
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