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Roche moutonnee

An elongated, rounded, asymmetrical, bedrock knob produced by glacier erosion. It has a gentle slope on its up-glacier side and a steep- to vertical-face on the down-glacier side.

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  • Industry/Domain: Water bodies
  • Category: Glaciers
  • Government Agency: USGS
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