Harbor Hill Moraine
E480653
Harbor Hill Moraine is a prominent terminal moraine on Long Island, New York, formed by the advance and retreat of the Wisconsinan glaciation and shaping much of the island’s northern topography.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial landform
ⓘ
terminal moraine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Laurentide Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
boulders
ⓘ
gravel ⓘ sand ⓘ till ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| extendsAcross | north shore of Long Island ⓘ |
| formationProcess |
advance of continental ice sheet
ⓘ
retreat of continental ice sheet ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Wisconsinan glaciation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | prominent ridge on northern Long Island ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeologicSignificance | records maximum extent of Wisconsinan ice on northern Long Island ⓘ |
| hasTopographicExpression |
series of hills and ridges
ⓘ
steep north-facing slopes in some sectors ⓘ |
| influences |
northern Long Island coastal configuration
ⓘ
northern Long Island drainage patterns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Harbor Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | older sediments of Long Island ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Ronkonkoma Moraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Long Island topography
ⓘ
glacial geology of Long Island ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | glacial outwash plains of Long Island ⓘ |
| shapes | northern topography of Long Island ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Quaternary geology ⓘ |
| typeOf | end moraine ⓘ |
| usedIn | reconstruction of Pleistocene ice margins on Long Island ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.