Tarn (lake) - Wikipedia
A tarn (or corrie loch) is a mountain lake, pond or pool, formed in a cirque (or "corrie") excavated by a glacier. A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn. [1] The word is derived from the Old Norse word tjörn ("a small mountain lake without tributaries") meaning pond.
Tarns - U.S. National Park Service
2018年2月9日 · Tarns are lakes that form in glacially-carved cirques. They are often dammed by moraines. If they are still associated with moving glaciers, tarns are often full of tiny, glacially-ground sediment that scatter light and can make the water appear colorful.
What Is A Tarn? - WorldAtlas
2017年12月7日 · A mountain pool or lake formed in the cirque of a glacier is known as a tarn, a rock-basin lake, or a corrie loch. A tarn is created when either river or rainwater fills up a cirque. The depressions that have been carved out from weak rocks are then occupied by a series of rock-basin lakes.
Cirques - U.S. National Park Service
2018年2月9日 · Cirques are bowl-shaped, amphitheater-like depressions that glaciers carve into mountains and valley sidewalls at high elevations. Often, the glaciers flow up and over the lip of the cirque as gravity drives them downslope. Lakes (called tarns) often occupy these depressions once the glaciers retreat. How can glaciers flow uphill?
Tarn | geology | Britannica
tarn, a small mountain lake, especially one set in a glaciated steep-walled amphitheatre known as a cirque (q.v.). This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Chatbot answers are created from Britannica articles using AI. …
Tarn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of TARN is a small steep-banked mountain lake or pool.
Tarn - Meaning, Formation, Features, Examples and FAQs - Vedantu
Tarns are often full of tiny, glacially-ground sediment that pass the light and make the watercolour. They are found in mountainous areas. The highest tarns of the world are found in Snowdonia, Lake District and Scotland.
What in TARNation? - Mount Washington Observatory
2021年12月1日 · Have you ever wondered why there are small lakes scattered throughout the White Mountains? Examples such as Hermit Lake, Lonesome Lakes, and the Lakes of the Clouds are actually glacier features called tarns.
Tarn - Wikipedia
The Tarn, a park, nature reserve, and lake in Mottingham, Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Tarn's Lair - OSRS Wiki
It is a complex dungeon with lots of the undead, and features a miniquest to kill Tarn Razorlor called Lair of Tarn Razorlor. Completion of the miniquest unlocks the ability to enchant a Salve amulet and turn it into a Salve amulet (e). Players cannot set up a …
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