Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
ice contact slope — noun (geology) The steep slope of material deposited at the ice front of a glacier and in contact with it • • • Main Entry: ↑ice … Useful english dictionary
ice-margin complex — An assemblage of landforms constructed proximal to a relatively static, rapidly wasting continental glacial margin. Constituent landforms can include fosse, head of outwash, ice contact slope, ice contact delta, kame, kame moraine, kettle,… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Ice sheet dynamics — describe the motion within large bodies of ice, such those currently on Greenland and Antarctica. Ice motion is dominated by the movement of glaciers, whose gravity driven activity is controlled by two main variable factors: the temperature and… … Wikipedia
Ice climbing — Ice climbing, as the term indicates, is the activity of ascending inclined ice formations. Usually, ice climbing refers to roped and protected climbing of features such as icefalls, frozen waterfalls, and cliffs and rock slabs covered with ice… … Wikipedia
ice in lakes and rivers — Introduction a sheet or stretch of ice forming on the surface of lakes and rivers when the temperature drops below freezing (0° C [32° F]). The nature of the ice formations may be as simple as a floating layer that gradually thickens, or it … Universalium
Alaska North Slope — 69° 03′ 28″ N 152° 51′ 46″ W / 69.05787, 152.86282 … Wikipédia en Français
head-of-outwash — A sloping and sometimes high relief landform composed predominantly of glaciofluvial sediment that delimits a former ice margin of a relatively static, rapidly wasting glacier. A steep ice contact slope forms the ice proximal face of the… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
kame terrace — A terrace like ridge consisting of stratified sand and gravel 1) deposited by a meltwater stream flowing between a melting glacier and a higher valley wall or lateral moraine, and 2) left standing after the disappearance of the ice. It is… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
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
Mount Edziza volcanic complex — Mount Edziza, one of the main volcanoes of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex Elevation … Wikipedia
