Fluvioglacial depositional landforms Flashcards
1
Q
What are Eskers?
A
Long ridges of material running in the direction of ice advance consisting of coarse material that is often stratified.
2
Q
What are Kames?
A
A steep-sided mound of sand and gravel deposited by a melting ice sheet.
3
Q
What is an outwash plain?
A
A flat ‘plain’ beyond the terminus of a glacier in which sediments are deposited by melt water.
