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Moraine

earth science Maturity 5-7

Big ice moves over the land.

Nanga Parbat 02.jpg
Nanga Parbat 02.jpg
It carries rocks and sand. The ice leaves these piles behind. These piles are called moraines. They can look like small hills. They help us see where ice was. Have you seen a big rock pile?

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File:Manang site (54).JPG
Manang site (54).JPG
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Fairy Meadows 240622 05.jpg
File:Nanga Parbat 02.jpg
Nanga Parbat 02.jpg
File:MorainesLakeLouise.JPG
MorainesLakeLouise.JPG
File:Glacier.zermatt.arp.750pix.jpg
Glacier.zermatt.arp.750pix.jpg
File:Ground moraine 9004.jpg
Ground moraine 9004.jpg
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Erratics-Cascades-PB110028.JPG
File:Ellesmere Island 04.jpg
Ellesmere Island 04.jpg
File:Nuussuaq-peninsula-moraines.jpg
Nuussuaq-peninsula-moraines.jpg
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