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Eskers

Scope note

Relatively long, narrow, winding ridges of mixed sand and gravel, deposited probably by streams of meltwater flowing through crevasses and tunnels in stagnant ice sheets. WAYTA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000132326

Broader Terms used

glacial landforms

Term used for

eschars
eskar
eskars

Equivalent Terms used

esker

Created

13yrs ago

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