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medial moraine
noun
- a ridge of glacial drift formed by the junction of two converging valley glaciers.
medial moraine
/ mē′dē-əl /
- See under moraine
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A short distance above the glacier's terminus the medial moraine and the ever-broadening marginal bands come together.
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The glacier of the Aar represented in the wood-cut below affords a striking example of a large medial moraine.
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When two glaciers unite, their inside lateral moraines join and form a medial moraine.
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A medial moraine cannot be formed in this way, since no rock fragments can fall so far out from the sides.
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When two glaciers flow together, one marginal moraine from each will coalesce to form a medial moraine.
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