glaciolacustrine
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glaciolacustrine — “+ adjective : of, relating to, or coming from lakes deriving much or all of their water from the melting of a glacier glaciolacustrine clays and silts … Useful english dictionary
Glaciolacustrine deposits — Sediments deposited into lakes that have come from glaciers are called glaciolacustrine deposits. These lakes include ice margin lakes or other types formed from glacial erosion or deposition. Sediments in the bedload and suspended load are… … Wikipedia
glaciolacustrine — gla·cio·lacustrine … English syllables
glaciolacustrine deposit — Material ranging from fine clay to sand derived from glaciers and deposited in glacial lakes by water originating mainly from the melting of glacial ice. Many are bedded or laminated with varves or rhythmites. HP … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine — For general context, see Oak Ridges Moraine. The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geological landform that runs east west across south central Ontario, Canada. It developed about 12,000 years ago, during the Wisconsin glaciation in North America. A… … Wikipedia
Oak Ridges Moraine — The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900 square kilometres (730 sq mi) between Caledon and Rice Lake … Wikipedia
Geography of Hamilton, Ontario — Hamilton is located on the western end of the Niagara Peninsula and wraps around the westernmost part of Lake Ontario, most of the city including the downtown section are on the south shore. Situated in the geographic centre of the Golden… … Wikipedia
glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… … Universalium
Don River (Ontario) — Coordinates: 43°39′4″N 79°20′51″W / 43.65111°N 79.3475°W / 43.65111; 79.3475 … Wikipedia
Varve — [ thumb|right|300px|Pleistocene age varves at Scarboro Bluffs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The thickest varves are more than half an inch thick. ] A varve is an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. The word varve is derived from the… … Wikipedia
