Ledoyom
Sign in to saveLedoyom () is a term proposed by the Russian geologist for intermontane depressions which might get completely filled by glaciers from the surrounding mountains at the maxima of glaciation.
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Ledoyom () is a term proposed by the Russian geologist for intermontane depressions which might get completely filled by glaciers from the surrounding mountains at the maxima of glaciation.
==Etymology== The Russian term “Ledoyom (ледоём)” means “body of ice” by analogy with a “body of water” ("vodoyom").
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