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An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame, [1] [2] is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America.
Great Esker Park is located in Weymouth, Massachusetts.The park mostly consists of a geological formation known as a winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel formed by a glacier 12,000 years ago.
On January 1, 1970, the city-county consolidation of Indianapolis and Marion County resulted in the partial annexation of 16 towns, known as "included towns". [10] Under state statute, included towns retain some limited autonomy; however, they are legally considered part of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, subject to its laws and government.
Esker – Long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel associated with former glaciers; Floodplain – Land adjacent to a water body which is flooded during periods of high water; Fluvial landforms of streams; Fluvial terrace – Elongated terraces that flank the sides of floodplains and river valleys; Canyon – Deep chasm between cliffs ...
A long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America. Eskers are frequently several miles in length and, because of their peculiar uniform shape, somewhat resemble railroad embankments. estuary
The Ormond Beach City Commission approved a resolution finding the Hunter's Ridge development in violation of a 1991 agreement. ... winding history of Hunter's Ridge, a sprawling development west ...
When sediment supply is high enough, the sediment deposition can form an esker: an elongated ridge of sediment that fills the channel of the subglacial stream in which it forms. [13] These eskers can be temporary, lasting only until increasing water pressure during the next melt season flushes out the sediment, or they could be permanent. [12]
The Winding Stair Mountains is a mountain ridge located within the state of Oklahoma in Le ... Some of the peaks within this ridge have elevations reaching about ...