Medial moraine

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Term: Medial moraine
Definition: A ridge-shaped moraine in the middle of a glacier originating from a rock outcrop, nunatak, or the converging lateral moraines of two or more ice streams.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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