Look up: periglacial

1. periglacial
   climate characteristic of regions immediately on the periphery on an ice cap or continental glacier. Category: The cosmos • the term -- was introduced...to designate the climate and the climatically controlled features adjacent to the...ice sheets. Category: The cosmos
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2. Periglacial
   Landforms created by processes associated with intense freeze-thaw action in an area high latitude areas or near an alpine or continental glacier.
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3. Periglacial
   `Periglacial` is an adjective originally referring to places in the edges of glacial areas, but it has later been widely used in geomorphology to describe any place where geomorphic processes related to freezing of water occur. In the original meaning of periglacial area, areas described by t...
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