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Fluvial Karst Oceanic Landforms Glaciers Arid Lands

Glacial Landforms and Processes

I.   BASIC CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY

A.   Glacier: Continental (satellite - long range / satellite - closer / aerial view ) vs. Alpine

  1. highland icefield / Bagley Icefield / #3
  2. nunataks / #2 / #3
B.   Process
  1. zone of accumulation (top or head)
    • weight / pressure
    • snow - firn - ice
  2. zone of ablation (bottom or toe)
  3. flow-like movement: Alaska / French Alps / under glacier / video
  4. abrasion .... example #2
  5. plucking
  6. crevasse / close up

II.   LANDFORMS

A.   Continental Glaciation

  1. till / another
  2. moraine: #1 / #2 / Long Island
  3. kettle: #1 / #2 / #3
  4. drumlin: diagram / map / example / profile view
  5. icebergs / calving / #2 / video
  6. iceshelf / example / close-up
B.   Alpine Glaciation
  1. moraine
  2. glacial canyon / "U" shape / N India / Yosemite
  3. hanging valley / Canada / New Zealand / Montana
  4. cirque (diagram) ... photo: Alberta
  5. arete / N England / Wales / video
  6. horn / another example
  7. col: #1 / #2 / Mt. Everest
  8. tarn / Cascades / Wales / Colorado 1 / Colorado 2
  9. erratics: process / Germany / Alberta / NYC / Washington
C.   Fjords / example #2

Fluvial Karst Oceanic Landforms Glaciers Arid Lands