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Domain landforms made by valley (alpine) glaciers
cirque
cirque valley
  • oruliustiku kulutusvorm
  • an amphitheatre-like incision which is open on the downhill side on the slope of a mountain formed by head-wall erosion by the valley glacier at the snowline. The floor of the cirque is most often overdeepened below the level of the cirque's low-side outlet. If the cirque is subject to seasonal melting or a snowline rises, the floor of the cirque most often holds a small body of water called - tarn lake.
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  • Mäestikes nõlvadel paiknev, ühest küljest avatud, järskude veerude ja nõgusa põhjaga amfiteatri kujuline orvand suudmega lumepiiri kõrgusel. Tsirkusoru põhi on suurema kulutuse tõttu nõgus ulatudes oru suudmest allapoole ning sesoonse sulamise tingimustes või lumepiiri kõrguse suurenedes (soojenemine) võib tsirkusoru põhja kujuneda väiksem mäestikujärv.
cirque
cirque valley

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Inflection Type 22e

tsirkusorg tsirkusorud
tsirkusoru tsirkusorgude
tsirkusorgu tsirkusorge ~ tsirkusorgusid

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