Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
esker — A long, narrow, sinuous and steep sided ridge composed of irregularly stratified sand and gravel deposited as the bed of a stream flowing in an ice tunnel within or below the ice (subglacial) or between ice walls on top of the ice of a wasting … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
kame — A low mound, knob, hummock, or short irregular ridge, composed of stratified sand and gravel deposited by a subglacial stream as a fan or delta at the margin of a melting glacier; by a supraglacial stream in a low place or hole on the surface… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Zhoukoudian — Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country … Wikipedia
Nanga Parbat — ننگا پربت Nanga Parbat from Fairy Mead … Wikipedia
McMurdo-South Pole highway — Infobox road marker highway name= McMurdo South Pole Highway name notes= alternate name= maint= length mi=900 length ref= length notes= established=2007 decommissioned= direction a= South terminus a= Amundsen Scott South Pole Station direction b … Wikipedia
glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… … Universalium
