Outwash plain

Japanese: アウトウォッシュ・プレーン(英語表記)outwash plain
Outwash plain
A plain formed by a braided stream of water flowing out from the terminus of a glacier. It is a term mainly used in English-speaking countries, and is called sander in Iceland, and Sandor or Sandur is the general name in Europe. A huge moraine line (bank-like) forms at the edge of the glacier, and an outwash plain develops on the outside of that. As the glacier retreats, the braided stream channel is usually abandoned, and often a single stream merges into a deep cut, forming a terrace.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
氷河末端から流れだす網状の流路をもつ水流によって形成された扇状地状の平野地形。主として英語圏で用いられる用語で,アイスランドではサンダーsanderと呼ばれ,ヨーロッパではサンダーまたはザンドルが一般名称となっている。氷河の縁には巨大な堤防状のモレーン(堆石)列が形成され,アウトウォッシュ・プレーンはその外側に発達する。氷河の後退により網状の河道はふつう放棄され,1本にまとまった河川によって深く切られて段丘化している場合が多い。

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