nivation hollow

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nivation hollow [nī′vā·shən‚häl·ō]

(geology)

A small, shallow depression formed, and occupied during part of the year, by a snow patch or snowbank that, through nivation, is thought to initiate glaciation. Also known as nivation cirque; snow niche.

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