rock glacier

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von rock glacier im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Tonguelike body of coarse rock fragments, found above the timberline on mountains, that moves slowly down a valley. The rock material usually has fallen from the valley walls and may contain large boulders; it resembles the material left at the end (terminus) of a true glacier. A rock glacier may be 100 ft (30 m) deep and nearly a mile (1.5 km) long

Silbentrennung

rock glac·i·er

Türkische aussprache

räk gleyşır

Aussprache

/ˈräk ˈglāsʜər/ /ˈrɑːk ˈɡleɪʃɜr/