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Moraine and Oak Ridges Moraine

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Difference between Moraine and Oak Ridges Moraine

Moraine vs. Oak Ridges Moraine

A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (regolith and rock) that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions on Earth (i.e. a past glacial maximum), through geomorphological processes. The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south-central Ontario, Canada.

Similarities between Moraine and Oak Ridges Moraine

Moraine and Oak Ridges Moraine have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Drumlin, Esker, Terminal moraine.

Drumlin

A drumlin, from the Irish word droimnín ("littlest ridge"), first recorded in 1833, and in the classical sense is an elongated hill in the shape of an inverted spoon or half-buried egg formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till or ground moraine.

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Esker

An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame, is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America.

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Terminal moraine

A terminal moraine, also called end moraine, is a type of moraine that forms at the snout (edge) of a glacier, marking its maximum advance.

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Moraine and Oak Ridges Moraine Comparison

Moraine has 42 relations, while Oak Ridges Moraine has 90. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 2.27% = 3 / (42 + 90).

References

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