Moraine

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Moraine:

This is the name given to fragments of rock transported by the glacier and deposited when it melts

  • Terminal Moraine:is deposited by the glacier at the snout as it retreats
  • Medial Moraine: is material carried in the middle of the glacier
  • Lateral Moraine: is the material that has fallen onto the side of a glacier and carried along by it.

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