- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
glacial crag and tail (BGU-T)
- URI
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/GeomorphologySettings/glacial_crag_and_tail ↗Go to the persistent identifier link
- Within Vocab
- Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | glacial crag and tail (BGU-T) |
|---|---|
| Definitionskos:definition | An elongate hill or ridge in which a resistant mass of bedrock (the crag) has withstood the passage of an ice sheet or glacier, thereby either protecting, or causing the deposition in a lee-side cavity, of an elongate ridge (the tail) of more easily eroded sedimentary debris, often till, on its ice-distal side (Excerpt from Bell et al. 2016, adapted from Bell et al. 1997. In: Dowdeswell et al., 2016). |
| Broaderbroader |
streamlined landform (BGU)
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| See AlsoseeAlso | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
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