Curl Wall - Karl Heki

Japanese: カール壁 - かーるへき
Curl Wall - Karl Heki

...At the top of the valley, a cirque is formed that resembles ice cream scooped with a spoon. A cirque topography consists of a relatively flat valley bottom (the cirque bottom) surrounded by steep cliffs (the cirque walls). A glacial lake may form at the bottom of the cirque.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "curl wall" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…谷の最上流部にはアイスクリームをスプーンでしゃくったような形をしたカールが形成される。カール地形は,比較的平坦な谷底(カール底)とそれを取り囲む急崖(カール壁)とからなる。カール底には氷食湖が形成されることがある。…

※「カール壁」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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