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  2. Frost heaving - Wikipedia

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    Frost heaving (or a frost heave) is an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards the surface, upwards from the depth in the soil where freezing temperatures have penetrated into the soil (the freezing front or freezing boundary).

  3. Patterned ground - Wikipedia

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    The patterned ground below Mugi Hill on Mount Kenya lies in an area of seasonal frost. [1] A pingo and polygonal ground near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada. Patterned ground is the distinct and often symmetrical natural pattern of geometric shapes formed by the deformation of ground material in periglacial regions.

  4. Ice jacking - Wikipedia

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    Ice jacking is a continuous process that occurs during the winter in areas near lakes. The process starts when the ice begins to crack. When water then fills in those gaps, the process repeats and continues until there is a wall of ice surrounding the lake's shoreline, sometimes reaching up to three feet.

  5. Ice segregation - Wikipedia

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    Ice lens formation resulting in frost heave in cold climates. Frost heave is the process by which the freezing of water-saturated soil causes the deformation and upward thrust of the ground surface. [3] This process can distort and crack pavement, damage the foundations of buildings and displace soil in regular patterns. Moist, fine-grained ...

  6. Periglaciation - Wikipedia

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    A process called frost heaving is responsible for these features. Solifluction lobes – Solifluction lobes are formed when waterlogged soil slips down a slope due to gravity, forming U-shaped lobes. Blockfields or Felsenmeer – Blockfields are areas covered by large angular blocks, traditionally believed to have been created by freeze-thaw ...

  7. Pingo - Wikipedia

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    The process that creates pingos is believed to be closely related to frost heaving. The base of the pingo tends to reach its maximum diameter in its early youth. This means pingos tend to grow higher rather than growing in diameter and height at the same time. [6]

  8. Ice lens - Wikipedia

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    Ice lens formation resulting in frost heave in cold climates. Frost heave is the process by which the freezing of water-saturated soil causes the deformation and upward thrust of the ground surface. [3] This process can distort and crack pavement, damage the foundations of buildings and displace soil in regular patterns. Moist, fine-grained ...

  9. Ice heave - Wikipedia

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    Frost heaving, an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards the surface. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ice heave .