glacial landforms
- Created by: Charlie barker
- Created on: 26-05-13 14:02
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- glacial landforms
- pyramidal peak
- a 3 sided peak that is met by 3 arete's
- arete
- a steep ridge that leads to a peak
- cirque
- steep side hollow at the head of a valley
- misfit stream
- a stream that runs in the place of the glaciar in the trough
- glacial trough
- the bottom of the valley where there once was a glacia
- rock bar
- a band of harder rock in the glacial trough
- water fall
- a waterfall of melt and spring water from the glaciar
- truncated spur
- the steep edge of the valley which was cut by a glaciar
- hanging valleys
- the raised valleys that 'hang' above the trough
- bergschurnd
- the cravace at the back of a glaciar
- pyramidal peak
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