Whaleback rock

Japanese: whaleback rock(英語表記)whalebackrock
Whaleback rock

...small convex features created by glaciers include the roche moutonnée (French for sheepskin rock) and whaleback rock, while concave features include grooves shaped like large troughs. These features suggest how glaciers erode the land.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "whaleback rock" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…氷河によってつくられる小さな凸地形としては羊背岩roche moutonnée(フランス語。羊群岩ともいう),鯨背岩whaleback rockなど,凹地形としては擦痕溝や大きな樋(とい)のような形をしたグルーブgrooveなどがある。これらの地形は氷河の浸食作用がどのように行われるのかを示唆している。…

※「whaleback rock」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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