lateral moraine

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A lateral moraine is a ridge of glacial debris deposited along the side of a glacier. As a glacier moves, it erodes material from the valley walls and picks up debris. This material accumulates at the glacier's edges. When the glacier recedes, these accumulations form elongate ridges. Lateral moraines are a type of moraine, which are accumulations of rock debris carried or deposited by a glacier. These deposits can range from boulders to sand and clay.123

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Pleistocene Epoch
Glaciation
…along valley slopes are called lateral moraines, while those that loop across a valley at the lower end of a glacier are termed end moraines. The earliest observations and interpretations of more extensive Pleistocene glaciation were made on such deposits and landforms in the Alps during the early part of…
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…along valley slopes are called lateral moraines, while those that loop across a valley at the lower end of a glacier are termed end moraines. The earliest observations and interpretations of more extensive Pleistocene glaciation were made on such deposits and landforms in the Alps during the early part of…
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