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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Eskers
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esker  asar  eschar  eskar  eskers
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(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets WordNet 3.0
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(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame, is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America. Wikipedia
Ridge of sand and gravel. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel Wikidata
A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier. Wiktionary
Ridge created under glacier. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
ridge
glacial landform
HAS KIND
Mount Pelly
Brunkebergsåsen
Stockholmsåsen
Uppsalaåsen
Badelundaåsen
HAS INSTANCE
Osterseen
Brunkebergsåsen
Stockholmsåsen
Punkaharju
Keisarinharju
+18 relations
CATEGORY DOMAIN
geology
STUDIED BY
Quaternary
morphology
paleogeography
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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esker
Wikipedia
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esker
Wikidata
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esker
Wiktionary
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esker
Wikipedia Redirections
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eskers, osar, serpent kame
Wikidata Alias
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asar, eschar, eskar, os, osar, serpent kame

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