Overdeepening

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title: Overdeepening
text: Overdeepening is a characteristic of basins and valleys eroded by glaciers. An overdeepened valley profile is often eroded to depths which are hundreds of metres below the lowest continuous surface line along a valley or watercourse. This phenomenon is observed under modern day glaciers, in salt-water fjords and fresh-water lakes remaining after glaciers melt, as well as in tunnel valleys which are partially or totally filled with sediment. When the channel produced by a glacier is filled with d
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description: Characteristic of basins and valleys eroded by glaciers
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdeepening
date created: 2010-12-19T16:01:47Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T14:08:14Z
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