kame

views updated May 29 2018

kame A steep-sided mound, composed of bedded sand and gravel, which often shows signs of marginal slumping. It is a land-form of glacial deposition, associated with stagnant ice whose removal by melting causes the collapse.

kame

views updated May 08 2018

kame Steep-sided mound composed of bedded sand and gravel which often shows signs of marginal slumping. It is a land-form of glacial deposition, associated with stagnant ice whose removal by melting causes the collapse.