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Furrow (syn.: Glacial Groove)  Sillon
A linear depression, centimeters to kilometers in length, produced by the removal of rock or sediment by the erosive action of a glacier (adapted from: Neuendorf et al., 2005).

Themes:
  Glaciers

Related words:
  Striation
  Glacial Groove
  Glacial Erosion