lateral moraine
Americannoun
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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
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
I found one with the lateral moraine quite perfect, which Dr. Buckland did not see.
From Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence by Agassiz, Louis
The base of a ridge in which rock is exposed is seen at the left; a crescent-shaped lateral moraine bordering the valley lies at the right.
From Drainage Modifications and Glaciation in the Danbury Region Connecticut State of Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 30 by Sawyer-Harvey, Ruth
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