kettle lake

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  • kettle lake
    In kettle

    …with water they are called kettle lakes. Most kettles are circular in shape because melting blocks of ice tend to become rounded; distorted or branching depressions may result from extremely irregular ice masses.

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  • esker: Nunavut
    In glacial landform: Glaciofluvial deposits

    …kettles and so are called kettle lakes. If a sandur or valley train contains many kettles, it is referred to as a pitted outwash plain.

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