Terminal moraine

Terminal moraine

An end moraine that marks the farthest advance of a glacier and usually has the form of a massive arcuate or concentric ridge, or complex of ridges, underlain by till and other drift types.

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terminal moraine

Earth science; Soil science

An end moraine that marks the farthest advance of a glacier and usually has the form of a massive arcuate or concentric ridge, or complex of ridges, underlain by till and other ...

terminal moraine

Geography; Physical geography

Marks the furthest point the glacier reached as it ulldozed' material ahead of the ice mass.

terminal moraine

Earth science; Mapping science

That moraine, extending in an arc across a glacial valley, which marks the farthest advance or greatest extent of a glacier.

terminal moraine

Water bodies; Glaciers

A cross-valley, ridge-like accumulation of glacial sediment that forms at the farthest point reached by the terminus of an advancing glacier.

terminal moraine (end moraine)

Earth science; Geology

Ridge of till marking farthest extent of glacier.

moraine

Weather; Meteorology

Ridges or deposits of rock debris transported by a glacier. Moraines are left after a glacier has receded, providing evidence of its former extent. Common forms are ground ...