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    This document discusses various landforms created by glaciers and ice sheets. It describes erosional features like cirques, arêtes, and U-shaped valleys formed in highland areas, as well as depositional features like moraines, drumlins, and eskers left in lowland areas. It also lists some key glacial landforms such as hanging valleys, erratics, and pyramidal peaks. In addition, it briefly covers non-glacial desert landforms including yardangs, ventifacts, and different types of sand dunes.

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    This document discusses various landforms created by glaciers and ice sheets. It describes erosional features like cirques, arêtes, and U-shaped valleys formed in highland areas, as well as depositional features like moraines, drumlins, and eskers left in lowland areas. It also lists some key glacial landforms such as hanging valleys, erratics, and pyramidal peaks. In addition, it briefly covers non-glacial desert landforms including yardangs, ventifacts, and different types of sand dunes.

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    This document discusses various landforms created by glaciers and ice sheets. It describes erosional features like cirques, arêtes, and U-shaped valleys formed in highland areas, as well as depositional features like moraines, drumlins, and eskers left in lowland areas. It also lists some key glacial landforms such as hanging valleys, erratics, and pyramidal peaks. In addition, it briefly covers non-glacial desert landforms including yardangs, ventifacts, and different types of sand dunes.

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    Glacial landforms

    Rushikesh Dudhat
    • Remember you should just have
    overview of these topics
    • PLEISTOCENE was period of ICE
    AGE on earth.
    • When frozen Ice move down from
    ice caps ( snow covered mountain)
    it is known as ice cap.
    • ICE CAPS and GLACIERS are largest
    source of fresh water on earth.
    • Highest mountains on earth will
    have ice caps.
    e.g. HIMALAYAS
    MT. KILIMANJARO

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • Glacialtion gives rise to EROSIONAL
    features in highlands and
    DEPOSITIONAL features in lowlands.
    • Major features are
    • 1. CORRIE , CWM or CIRQUE:- a steep
    horse-shoe shaped basin.
    • 2. Bergschrund :- Deep cracks at head
    of glacier. They are major obstacle to
    climbers.
    • 3. CREVASSES :- cracks develop down at
    the bend.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


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    • 4. ARETES :- when two corrie Pyramidal Peak

    cut back on opposite


    direction, sharp edge is
    formed between them called Cirque
    aretes.

    Aretes
    • 5. PYRAMIDAL PEAK :- The
    peak in glaciated region is
    sharp. It is known as
    pyramidal peak. Formed when
    three of more cirques cut
    back.
    • Eg: mount Everest
    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT
    • 6. U – Shaped valley:
    Glacial valleys are
    flat, steep and wide
    having characteristic
    U shape. As glacier
    can erode mountains
    instead of
    interlocked spurs ,
    there are Truncated
    Spurs.
    • After melting of
    glaciers, RIBBON or
    FINGER lakes may
    develop.
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    • 7. Hanging Valley :- As main glacier is large it erodes the main valley
    deeper compared to tributary glaciers. This gives rise to hanging valleys.

    Hanging valleys are very


    good sites of natural
    waterfall and therefore for
    generating hydroelectricity.
    e.g.
    • NORWAY
    • GREAT LAKES OF
    NORTH AMERICA

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    Famous for Iron
    Ore.
    Niagara Falls

    Lies entirely
    in USA

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • 8. MORAINES : made
    up of sediments or
    pieces of rocks broken
    by glaciers.

    • 9. ROCHE MOUNTAIN
    & CRAG and TAIL :-
    These are mountains
    found in lowlands of
    glaciation. They are
    formed due to both
    erosion and
    deposition.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • Roche mountain is residual
    rock hummock. Its upstream
    side is smooth by abrasion and
    downstream side is rough by
    plucking. It resembles sheep
    skin.
    • Crag is a mass of hard rock.
    Has steep slope on upstream
    side while the leeward side is
    gentle.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • ERRATICS: Boulders of varying sizes that were
    transported by ice. They are composed of
    materials entirely different from those of a region
    in which they are found. Also known as PERCHED
    BLOCKS.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • 10. DRUMLINS :-
    Low hills
    occurring in
    groups made up
    of boulder clay
    generally
    occurring in
    groups. Known as
    Basket of Eggs
    topography.
    • Oval whale-
    back
    appearance.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • MORAINES
    Glacial Debris

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    BASKET OF EGGS TOPOGRAPHY

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • 11. ESKERS :- Long, narrow, meandering or sinuous ridges are known as
    Eskers.
    .

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • 12. FIORD COAST :-
    It is a type of coast
    found in Higher
    latitudes of
    temperate regions.
    WHY? Because they
    are submerged U-
    shaped glacial
    trough. Found in
    regions which were
    once glaciated.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    WATER

    Not good for


    LAND Navigation and such
    coast have backdrop
    of high mountains.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • Q 1. Fiords are found in which of
    following countries? • Q2. Which of following
    1. USA
    landforms are not associated
    with glaciers?
    2. CANADA
    1. U shaped valley
    3. FINLAND
    4. NORWAY 2. Drumlins
    5. CHILE 3. Moraines
    6. SOUTH AFRICA 4. Interlocked Spurs
    7. AUSTRALIA 5. V – Shaped valley
    8. NEW ZEALAND.
    Answer : 4 & 5 only.
    ANSWER : 1, 2 ,3 4, 5 & 8.

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    DESERT LANDFORMS
    • DEFLATION HOLLOWS:
    • Formed due to erosional action
    of the wind

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    MUSHROOM ROCK or ROCK PEDESTAL

    • ROCKS are eroded from all the


    Sides only from the base
    • Also known as GAUR in Sahara

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT
    YARDANGS
    • When alternate band of hard and
    soft rocks are found in VERTICAL
    manner.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    ZUEGENS

    • When alternate band of hard and


    soft rocks are found in
    HORIZONTAL Manner

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • Mesa is a mass of hard rock
    which protects the lower
    rocks (soft) rocks in getting
    eroded.

    • Mesas & Buttes are


    separated by canyons
    • Buttes are smaller than
    mesas

    MESAS & BUTTES


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    Ventifacts and
    Dreikanter
    THE STONES FACETS SHAPED BY
    WINDS ARE KNOWN AS
    VENTIFACT AND DREIKANTER

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    SAND DUNES
    • SEIFS : LONGITUDINAL DUNES.

    GLACIAL LANDFORMS by RUSHIKESH DUDHAT


    • Transverse Cresentic dunes
    which form perpendicular to
    wind direction
    • Live dunes

    BARCHANS
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    Star Shaped Dunes
    • When wind flows from all sides

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