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  2. Meltwater - Wikipedia

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    Meltwater in early spring in a stream in Pennsylvania, USA Meltwater from Mount Edith Cavell Cavell Glacier Meltwater transfer from sea ice surface melt ponds to the ocean during MOSAiC Expedition. Meltwater (or melt water) is water released by the melting of snow or ice, including glacial ice, tabular icebergs and ice shelves over oceans.

  3. Fluvioglacial landform - Wikipedia

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    Fluvioglacial landforms or glaciofluvial landforms [a] are those that result from the associated erosion and deposition of sediments caused by glacial meltwater. Glaciers contain suspended sediment loads, much of which is initially picked up from the underlying landmass. Landforms are shaped by glacial erosion through processes such as glacial ...

  4. Meltwater channel - Wikipedia

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    A meltwater channel (or sometimes a glacial meltwater channel) is a channel cut into ice, bedrock or unconsolidated deposits by the flow of water derived from the melting of a glacier or ice-sheet. [1] The channel may form on the surface of, within, beneath, along the margins of or downstream from the ice mass.

  5. Glacial landform - Wikipedia

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    If the glacial action erodes through, a spillway (or col) forms; Horn: a sharp peak connecting multiple glacier intersections, made up of multiple arêtes. Valley step: an abrupt change in the longitudinal slope of a glacial valley; Hanging Valleys: Formed by glacial meltwater eroding the land partially, often accompanied by a waterfall. [2]

  6. Glacial stream - Wikipedia

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    A glacier stream is a channelized area that is formed by a glacier in which liquid water accumulates and flows. [1] Glacial streams are also commonly referred to as "glacier stream" or/and "glacial meltwater stream". The movement of the water is influenced and directed by gravity and the melting of ice. [1]

  7. Subglacial stream - Wikipedia

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    High water pressures lead to the formation of larger tunnels—a process known as channelization—that have a greater capacity for meltwater and allow for pressures to fall. [7] This change can happen gradually or can be triggered by events that rapidly increase meltwater flow, such as consecutive days of high melting or a large rainstorm. [ 2 ]

  8. Kame delta - Wikipedia

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    A kame delta (or ice-contact delta, morainic delta [1]) is a glacial landform formed by a stream of melt water flowing through or around a glacier and depositing material, known as kame (stratified sequence of sediments) deposits. Upon entering a proglacial lake at the end (terminus) of a glacier, the river/stream deposit these sediments. This ...

  9. Terminal moraine - Wikipedia

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    There is a glacier-fed lake in addition to the formation of a small channel heading in the southeast direction. During glacial retreat, meltwater flows in the opposite direction of the retreat, causing braided streams and channels to form. A terminal moraine creates a barrier helping to trap water in a newly-formed glacial lake.