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Bilingual glossary of geology


Drumlin  Drumlin
A large streamlined and teardrop-shaped hill of glacial sediment (sand, gravel, and till) that parallels the direction of ice movement with the more steeply-dipping side pointing upflow.

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  Glaciers

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  Glacial Deposit


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