Medial moraines

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Term: Medial moraines
Definition: Medial moraines form where two mountain glaciers bearing lateral moraines unite. They appear as dark streaks of rock along the glacier centerline.

Distinct ridge of debris occurring on the surface of a glacier where two streams of ice merge.  Swisseduc 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.04.08
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