debris of boulder and coarse material carried by a glacier
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Debris carried by glaciers are deposited at their mouth, forming ridges. These are called End Moraines or Terminal Moraines.
Glaciers usually carry debris such as boulders, sand, gravel and silt and these are deposited on the glacier’s surface or deposited as sheets or piles of debris when the glacier melts.
There are different types of moraines and these are classified by their origin, location or by shape.
The debris of boulder and coarse material carried by a glacier is known as End Moraine or Terminal Moraine.
These are mainly found in Arctic.
It is found usually at the end of the glaciers as sheets or piles of debris when the glacier melts.
These can be classified into different types according to their origin, locality or by shape.