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glacial striation

glacial striation

A scratch or groove cut into bedrock by rock fragments dragged beneath moving ice.

glacial striations on polished bedrock (skuringsstriper)

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English
glacial striation
Norwegian
skuringsstripe
Japanese
氷河擦痕 — ひょうがさっこん — hyōga sakkon
Korean
빙하 줄무늬 — bingha julmunui
Spanish
estría glaciar
French
strie glaciaire
German
Gletscherschramme

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