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← GeographyWhich feature forms when a shrinking glacier deposits sediment at the downstream margin of a cirque?
A)Terminal moraine dam✓
B)Kame terrace lake
C)Esker drainage channel
D)Drumlin field cluster
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When a glacier retreats within a cirque, the glacier deposits material called till at its furthest extent. Over time, subsequent debris deposits gradually form a mound called a Terminal Moraine Dam, raising water levels behind it to create a lake. Therefore, the terminal moraine dam forms, since kame, esker, and drumlin are from outwash plain environments.
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