Tarns, Corries, Glacial Troughs & Truncated Spurs

Geography: AQA GCSE, topic 3.4.4

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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  • What do we call cliff-like edges on the sides of glacial troughs?

  • What glacial process leads to the formation of corries?

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