Ground moraine

Alternative definitions (3), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Ground moraine
Definition: A thick layer of till deposited by a melting glacier.  PhysicalGeography 

A blanket of glacier till deposited on all of the surfaces over which a glacier moves, typically by moving ice.

Continuous layer of till near the edge or underneath a steadily retreating glacier.  NSIDCCryosphere 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.04.08
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