represadas por morrenas
English translation: dammed by moraines
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| 4 +1 | dammed/constrained/bounded by moraines |
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| 4 | ponded by moraines |
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| 2 | moraines dyked |
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ponded by moraines Explanation: My best guess... Good luck! |
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peer agreement (net): +1dammed/constrained/bounded by moraines Explanation: I understand the glacial lake is limited by a surrounding "wall" of drift, so take your pick, although dammed may suggest the watery qualities. ;) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-11-13 18:53:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- from wiki: A moraine-dammed lake occurs when a terminal moraine has prevented some meltwater from leaving the valley. Its most common shape is that of a long ribbon (ribbon lake). Moraine Dam Failure and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods1 Dec 2006 ... In 2002, Hubbard Glacier created a moraine dam across the entrance to Russell Fjord creating a moraine-dammed lake. ... www.emporia.edu/earthsci/student/dahms4/web1.htm |
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moraines dyked Explanation: Not so sure. http://www.fortytwometals.com/i/pdf/MAX_Project_Application.... granodiorite making up the bulk of the stock, followed by aplite dyking, ... Dyking of the country rock by. contemporaneous or later phases of the intrusive ... http://www.fortytwometals.com/i/pdf/AppendixXII-TailingsScop... ... making up the bulk of the stock, followed by aplite dyking, and three ... bedrock and discontinuous moraine. http://www.33igc.org/fileshare/filArkivRoot/coco/FieldGuides... peninsula, where the Salpausselkä terminal moraine complex enters the Baltic ...... to be a good example of the transition from melt percolation to dyking. ... http://www.seismo.helsinki.fi/pdf/LITO2006.pdf important to try to constrain the ice history with independent data (say end moraines) and ...... The present paper shows the latest knowledge on the dyking ... |
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