lateral moraine
Americannoun
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At 21,300 feet, Camp Two consisted of some 120 tents scattered across the bare rocks of the lateral moraine along the glacier’s edge.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
We set up our Base Camp at 17,800 feet on the lateral moraine that formed the outer edge of the turn.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The route climbed up and down the unsettled rocks of the Khumbu Glacier’s lateral moraine for several miles, then dropped down onto the glacier itself.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The one on either margin is a lateral moraine, and is clearly formed of waste which has fallen on the edge of the ice from the valley slopes.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
On the same day we had our luggage transported to the Montanvert, while we clambered along the lateral moraine of the glacier to the Chapeau.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
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