cirque
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A cirque is a bowl-shaped valley found in mountainous areas, typically carved by glaciers over time. These formations are notable geographical features that often retain snow and ice, making them visually distinctive parts of alpine landscapes.
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- Formation
- Glacial-erosion
- Fluvial-erosion
- Notable cirques
- See also
- References
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thumb|Two cirques with semi-permanent snowpatches near Abisko National Park, Sweden thumb|Upper Thornton Lake Cirque in North Cascades National Park, U.S.
A ' (; from the Latin word ) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie' (from , meaning a pot or cauldron) and ; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform arising from fluvial erosion.