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Kamchatka (Ship) No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Kamchatkite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
kame An irregularly shaped hill or mound composed of sand, gravel and till that accumulates in a depresson on a retreating glacier, and is then deposited with further melting.[Wikipedia] Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Kame A sand and gravel deposit formed by running water on stagnant or moving-glacier ice. Crevasse fills or crevasse ridges form within crevasses. Kames form on flat or inclined ice, in holes, or in cracks . A kame terrace forms between the glacier and the adjacent land surface. Shapes include hills, mounds, knobs, hummocks, or ridges. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Kame A steep conical hill composed of glaciofluvial sediments. This feature develops when glacial crevasses and depressions in stagnant glacial ice are filled with sand and gravel deposits from sediment lo aded meltwater. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Kames No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Kame terrace Valley-side terrace or bench formed by the deposition of fluvial or lake sediment along the margin of a glacier. The terrace is left stranded on the hillside after the glacier has receded. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Kame terrace A long flat ridge composed of glaciofluvial sediment. This feature forms along the margin of a valley glacier where the glacial ice meets the valley's slope. Sediment is deposited by laterally flowing meltwater streams. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Kamiokite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Kamitugaite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Kammererite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Kamotoite (Y) No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Kampfite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Kamphaugite (Y) No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Kanarese language No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Kanarese language--Bibl No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Kanauri language No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Kanemite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Kaniagmiut (Eskimo tribe) No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Kaniagmiut Indians No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
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