Some glacial deposition features include moraines, drumlins, eskers, and outwash plains. These features are a result of the deposition of sediment and rocks carried by glaciers as they move and melt.
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A glacial lake is typically a result of both erosion and deposition. Glacial erosion carves out depressions in the landscape, creating basins where water accumulates. Meanwhile, glacial deposition can form moraines or other features that dam up water and contribute to the formation of a glacial lake.
Some features formed by glacial deposition include moraines (ridges of till), drumlins (elongated hills), eskers (sinuous ridges of sand and gravel), and kettles (depressions formed by melting ice blocks).
A terminal moraine is a glacial feature that results from deposition. Terminal moraines are long, low ridges of debris that mark the furthest advance of a glacier.
Glacial erosion refers to the process where glaciers wear away the land by scraping and gouging the surface, while glacial deposition is the process where glaciers deposit materials like rocks, sediments, and other debris that they pick up as they move. Erosion creates features like U-shaped valleys and cirques, while deposition creates features like moraines and drumlins.
Moraines, drumlins, eskers, and outwash plains are glacial features that result from deposition. Moraines are ridges of till deposited along the edges of a glacier, drumlins are elongated hills of glacial till, eskers are long, winding ridges of sand and gravel, and outwash plains are flat areas of sand and gravel deposited by meltwater streams flowing away from the glacier.