10.1.6

Glacial Landforms Created by Erosion

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Glaciers

Ribbon lakes are very thin and long lakes that are formed in the hollows in glacial troughs when glaciers retreat.

Corrie

Corries are steep hollows with a lip at the bottom. Corries are shaped like armchairs. These are formed by a rotational slip of small glaciers.

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