Moraines
Depending on their location with respect to the glacier, moraines may be terminal, recessional, lateral, or medial.
Lateral moraines on either side of the Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. |
Where glaciers coalesce, the lateral moraines join to become medial moraines. Kluane NP, Yukon. |
Lateral moraines. East side of Sierra Nevada, California. |
Terminal Moraine (lower right-center) and Teton Glacier. Grand Teton NP, WY. Here for larger view. |