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finger lake, ribbon lake N
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- Its most common shape is that of a long ribbon (ribbon lake).en.wikipedia.org
- A ribbon lake may also form behind a terminal or recessional moraine, both of which also act as dams, enabling water to accumulate behind them.en.wikipedia.org
- Along what are generally coastal dunes at ocean's edge are ribbon lakes from which water discharges into the ocean either through seepage or channels which cut through the dunes.en.wikipedia.org
- A ribbon lake may also occur if a tributary glacier joins a main glacier.en.wikipedia.org
- It is a ribbon lake formed in a glacial trough after the retreat of ice at the start of the current interglacial.en.wikipedia.org
- The mountains owe much of their present topography to the effects of the last ice age, which deepened the valleys and created corrie and ribbon lakes.en.wikipedia.org
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