moraine - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • glacier: The terminal moraine of the glacier which in fact runs the full length of the main series.

Converse of object

  • associate: Moraines Large end moraine associated with deposition at the margin of the Russell Glacier, a large outlet glacier in western Greenland.
  • follow: The route follows the lateral moraine of the Khumbu glacier, picking its way through a jumble of rock.
  • form: The movement and deposition of rocks and particle debris by glaciers to form moraines is also discussed.
  • climb: We climbed the terminal moraine which had cut off a bay from the main flow of the river.
  • cross: The trail continues along the west side of the valley then becomes steeper as we cross several side moraines before reaching Gorak Shep.

Adjective modifier

  • recessional: All contain recessional moraines associated with Late Midlandian ice retreat.
  • glacial: Sea Rush near the pile of glacial moraine which guarded the second area of marsh behind.
  • lateral: The route follows the lateral moraine of the Khumbu glacier, picking its way through a jumble of rock.
  • terminal: From the road head we walked to the edge of the terminal moraine where we set up tents.
  • large: Two people can be distinguished on the path near the large moraine on the right of the picture.
  • medial: The medial moraines mark the boundaries of converging streams of ice.

Modifies a noun

  • ridge: The first morning we also saw a small herd of ibex on top of a moraine ridge.
  • camp: After a rest day we head up the steep slope to moraine camp and then next day onto the glacier.

Noun used with modifier

  • rogen: These ridges can be anything from 0.5 2.5km in length and 100 450m wide and have been interpreted as rogen moraines.
  • terminal: Terminal moraines, the deposits dropped at the front of a glacier, mark stages in the retreat of the ice sheets.
  • lateral: Cosmogenic exposure ages from relict lateral moraines overridden by the Fennoscandian ice sheet in northern Sweden.
  • retreat: Glacial retreat moraines are in evidence at Gunnerside Bridge, Lower Whita Bridge, below Grinton Bridge and by Ellerton Abbey.
  • push: Recent publications include: Meer JJM van der ( ed ) ( 2004 ) ' Spitsbergen push moraines ' .
  • end: Moraines Large end moraine associated with deposition at the margin of the Russell Glacier, a large outlet glacier in western Greenland.

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