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Glacial Landforms Flashcards

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Corrie

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-Deep, hollow in mountainside

-Formed by rotational slip of glacier causing abrasion and plucking. Exacerbated by basal slip due to gravity

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Arete

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Pyramidal Peak

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Truncated Spurs

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Hanging Valley

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Smaller valley hanging above main one due to smaller glacier travelling horizontally to bigger glacier and not eroding as far down

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