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regelation

Geography; Physical geography

The refreezing of water into ice after pressure which caused it to melt is released.

hanging valley

Geography; Physical geography

A small glacial valley entering a larger one someway up the side of the latter. Created by the differential in erosion between the different sized glaciers that formed the respective valleys.

glacial

Geography; Physical geography

Of or pertaining to a cooler period of climate during which glaciers advance (ice age)

interdependence

Geography; Physical geography

The connections between different components of systems or between separate systems which mean that changes in one will necessarily cause changes in another.

valley glacier

Geography; Physical geography

A glacier which extends from a larger body of ice, often in a corrie, and moves downslope, initially following existing river channels but increasingly cutting its own bigger, straighter trough.

Electricity produced through the use of moving water to turn turbines and drive generators. On a small scale hep stations can be placed to take advantage of natural situations such as waterfalls, but ...