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outwash plain

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ID 464360 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain meltr-water stream or glaciofluvial depositional landforms
  • põimjaskihilisest liivast või peenkruusast koosnev ulatuslik lainja kaldpinnaga tasandik
  • gently inclined broad plain formed of stratified sand and fine gravel deposited by braided glacial meltwater outwash at the terminus of a glacier
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  • Tekib siis, kui liustiku sulavesi väljub liustikust paljude hargnevate vooludena, mis peeneteralise materjali ühtlaselt laiali kannab. Pinda liigestavad kunagised voolusängid ja/või glatsiokarsti lohud.

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