alpine landform

Japanese: alpine landform(英語表記)alpinelandform
alpine landform

…There are two main types of glaciers: mountain glaciers and ice sheets (continental glaciers). Mountain glaciers are glaciers that have grown to conform to the contours of existing mountainous terrain eroded by rivers, and the result of this erosion is the characteristic alpine landform. In the case of cirques found deep in valleys, the bottom of the cirque glacier freezes and melts due to changes in pressure caused by the movement of the glacier, crushing the rocks in contact with the bottom. …

*Some of the terms that refer to "alpine landform" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…氷河には大別して山地氷河と氷床(大陸氷河)の二つのタイプがある。既存の河食を受けた山地の起伏に順応して着生した氷河が山地氷河で,その氷食の結果は特徴的な高山地形alpine landformを現出する。谷奥にみられる圏谷(カール)の場合,圏谷氷河の底部は氷河の移動による圧力の変化によって凍結融解現象がおき,底部に接する岩石を破砕する。…

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