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cwm in German

cwm in German is Kar — cwm means a bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a valley, formed by a glacier wearing away the rock.

cwm in German

Kar
noun
A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.

What does "cwm" mean?

  1. noun A bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a valley, formed by a glacier wearing away the rock.
    "A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved."
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cwm in a sentence

  • A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved.

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What is "cwm" in German?
"cwm" in German is Kar. cwm means: A bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a valley, formed by a glacier wearing away the rock.
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