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What is a moraine?

A moraine is a land formation, such as mound or ridge, that was created by the movement of a glacier. Moraines are made of material that was deposited by a glacier, such as gravel, clay, or sand.

Sources: Bates, Robert, and Julia A. Jackson. Glossary of Geology, 3rd ed., pp. 432-33; Parker, Sybil P., ed. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Earth Science, p. 228.

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