Exaration

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Exaration ( lat. : Exarare - furrow ) is a term for a single process of glacial erosion . It describes the excavation of loose material and solid rock in the area of ​​the glacier front .

literature

  • Harald Zepp : Geomorphology. An introduction (=  ground plan general geography = UTB. Geography . Volume 2164 ). 3rd, revised edition, reprint. Schöningh, Paderborn u. a. 2004, ISBN 3-8252-2164-4 .