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Kame Terrace Technical Terms
Kame Terrace: A terrace-like ridge consisting of stratified sand and gravel (a) deposited by a meltwater stream flowing between a melting glacier and a higher valley wall or lateral moraine, and (b) left standing after the disappearance of the ice. It is commonly pitted with "kettles" and has an irregular ice-contact slope. HP