Diagrams Mountains Diagrams 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyRock landscapes and processesGCSEAll boards Created by: lolCreated on: 03-05-12 18:47 Snout Front end of glacier 1 of 10 Corrie Corries are often the starting point of a glacier. 2 of 10 Pyramidal Peak Formed where three or more corries and arêtes meet. The glaciers have carved away at the top of a mountain 3 of 10 Ribbon Lake Long, narrow lakes which fill the floor of many U-shaped valleys which were glaciated 4 of 10 Arete An arête is a thin, almost knife-like, ridge of rock which is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel u-shaped valleys 5 of 10 Tarn Mountain lake or pool 6 of 10 Hanging valley A side valley that enters a main valley with a steep droop caused mainly by glacial erosion 7 of 10 Eratics An erratic is a boulder transported and deposited 8 of 10 U-shaped valley A valley carved by glaciers is normally U-shaped. 9 of 10 Truncated Spur Steep cliff face at the side of a glacial trough caused by glaciers 10 of 10
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