moraine

Example Sentences

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Geologists already know where: Mountainous piles of debris, called terminal moraines, record the farthest thrust of an advancing glacier.

From Science Magazine

Some glacial lakes sit in bowl-shaped depressions bordered by glacial moraine, the often unstable rocky rubble left behind by a retreating glacier.

From New York Times

Bowman began sprinting across the glacial moraine that covers the final paces to Cougar Rock Campground, where he had started the day at 4 a.m.

From Seattle Times

Westerly winds blowing across the lake piled sand atop the moraines, creating the spectacularly steep and tall dunes — known as perched dunes — that define the park.

From New York Times

“It’s a glacial moraine, an alpine pass. The Lower Saddle hangs between the Middle Teton and the Grand.”

From Salon