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Cirque

earth science Maturity 11-13

A cirque is a big bowl in a mountain.

Thornton Lakes 25929.JPG
Thornton Lakes 25929.JPG
It looks like a giant chair. Ice makes this shape over a long time. Sometimes a small lake sits in the bowl.
Lake Seal Mt Field NP edit.jpg
Lake Seal Mt Field NP edit.jpg
It is very pretty to see. Do you like big mountains?

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File:Circosabisko.jpg
Circosabisko.jpg
File:Thornton Lakes 25929.JPG
Thornton Lakes 25929.JPG
File:Glacial Tarn Formation EN.svg
Glacial Tarn Formation EN.svg
File:Marichin_cirkus_IMG_1452.jpg
Marichin_cirkus_IMG_1452.jpg
File:Lowercurtis.jpg
Lowercurtis.jpg
File:Lake Seal Mt Field NP edit.jpg
Lake Seal Mt Field NP edit.jpg
File:BoutDuMonde2.jpg
BoutDuMonde2.jpg
File:Western Cwm and Lhotse.jpg
Western Cwm and Lhotse.jpg
File:TuckermanRavineSkiing.JPG
TuckermanRavineSkiing.JPG
File:Gavarnie-Cirque.JPG
Gavarnie-Cirque.JPG
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