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In glacial landform: Periglacial landforms
In the cold, or periglacial (near-glacial), areas adjacent to and beyond the limit of glaciers, a zone of intense freeze-thaw activity produces periglacial features and landforms. This happens because of the unique behaviour of water as it changes from the liquid to the…
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In valley: Periglacial zone
The term periglacial relates to cold-climate processes and landforms (see glacial landform: Periglacial landforms). The most important periglacial influence on valleys is frost action, which produces abundant debris by freeze-thaw action on rock and soil. During the coldest periods of the Quaternary (about…
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