Periglacial lake

A periglacial lake is a lake bordering a glacier, usually found along the fringes of large ice sheets.

Not to be confused with periglaciation.

See also

• Deglaciation
• Periglaciation
• Pingo – Mound of earth-covered ice
• Thermokarst – A land surface with very irregular surfaces of marshy hollows and small hummocks formed as ice-rich permafrost thaws

References

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