Alternate Definitions for Ground moraine

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Term: Ground moraine
Definition: A thick layer of till deposited by a melting glacier.  PhysicalGeography 

A blanket of glacier till deposited on all of the surfaces over which a glacier moves, typically by moving ice.

Continuous layer of till near the edge or underneath a steadily retreating glacier.  NSIDCCryosphere 

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Term: Ground moraine
Definition: Continuous layer of till near the edge or underneath a steadily retreating glacier.
Created 2022.03.08
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Term: Ground moraine
Definition: A blanket of glacier till deposited on all of the surfaces over which a glacier moves, typically by moving ice.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Ground moraine
Definition: A thick layer of till deposited by a melting glacier.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by GCW Glossary
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