moraine
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A lateral moraine, a ridge of material left along the side of a glacier, outlines the mouth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Apart from a moraine collapsing, an avalanche or an unusual amount of rainfall can destabilize a lake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Consulting geologists cautioned that surrounding valleys were composed of porous glacial moraine unsuitable for water containment.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
The end moraine that represents the farthest advance of the glacier is a terminal moraine.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
All that one could see and feel and hear—of Icefall, moraine, avalanche, cold—was of a world not intended for human habitation.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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