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Kames

Scope note

Use only for mounds, knobs, or hillocks of poorly stratified drift left by retreating ice sheets. For sinuous ridges of fluvio-glacial origin, use "eskers"; for elongated hills of glacial origin, use "drumlins."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000132327

Broader Terms used

glacial landforms

Equivalent Terms used

kame

Created

13yrs ago

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