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Term: Tarn
Definition: A small mountain lake that occurs inside a cirque basin.
GCW PhysicalGeography
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Term: Tarn
Definition: A lake that develops in the basin of a cirque, generally after the melting of the glacier.
GCW USGSGlaciers
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Term: Tarn
Definition: A small mountain lake or pool.
GCW NSIDCCryosphere
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Term: Tarn
Definition: A small lake occupying a hollow eroded out by ice or dammed by a moraine; especially common in cirques (q.v.).
GCW Swisseduc
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