kame moraine

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A kame is a mound or hill made of poorly sorted sand and gravel deposited by glacial meltwater. These deposits can form at or near the edge of a glacier. Kames can be created when a meltwater stream forms a delta or when debris accumulates as the glacier melts.12

A "kame moraine" is a term sometimes used to describe stratified drift deposited at an ice margin in the shape of a moraine. However, some geologists object to this term because kames are not made of till, which is the primary material of moraines. Moraines are accumulations of rock debris carried or deposited by a glacier.34

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Glaciofluvial deposits
…geologists sometimes employ the term kame moraine to describe deposits of stratified drift laid down at an ice margin in the arcuate shape of a moraine. Some researchers, however, object to the use of the term moraine in this context because the deposit is not composed of till.
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…geologists sometimes employ the term kame moraine to describe deposits of stratified drift laid down at an ice margin in the arcuate shape of a moraine. Some researchers, however, object to the use of the term moraine in this context because the deposit is not composed of till.
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