Outwash plain

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Term: Outwash plain
Definition: A flat or gentle sloping surface of glaciofluvial sediments deposited by meltwater streams at the edge of a glacier. Usually found in close spatial association with moraines.
GCW PhysicalGeography
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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