Mersey–Dee glacial meltwater landscape
E561600
The Mersey–Dee glacial meltwater landscape is a distinctive post-glacial terrain in northwest England and northeast Wales, characterized by features such as meres, kettle holes, and meltwater channels formed during the last Ice Age.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial meltwater landscape
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post-glacial landscape ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
River Dee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Mersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
kettle holes
ⓘ
meltwater channels ⓘ meres ⓘ undulating lowland topography ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formedBy | meltwater from wasting ice sheets ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Last Glacial Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasClimateHistory | periglacial conditions after ice retreat ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalCharacteristic |
meres and mosses system
ⓘ
wetland habitats ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalOrigin |
glacial deposition
ⓘ
glacial meltwater erosion ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature | poorly drained depressions ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
dry meltwater channel
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kettle hole lake ⓘ overdeepened basin ⓘ pitted outwash plain ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial retreat
ⓘ
ice-contact sedimentation ⓘ meltwater incision ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
Quaternary geomorphology
ⓘ
hydrogeology of lowland glacial terrains ⓘ palaeoglaciology ⓘ |
| hasSediment |
glaciofluvial sands and gravels
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glaciolacustrine silts and clays ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
glacial till-derived soils
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sandy outwash deposits ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceHydrology | numerous small lakes and ponds ⓘ |
| hasTopographicRelief | low ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | lowland deglaciation landscape ⓘ |
| isRelevantTo |
landscape evolution in northeast Wales
ⓘ
landscape evolution in northwest England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeast Wales
ⓘ
northwest England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British lowland glacial landscapes ⓘ |
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