- 2081 Chaitra (new course) · 1 mark
Short note: Cirque
Short answer
A cirque is a bowl-shaped hollow with steep walls at the head of a glacial valley, formed by frost action, plucking, and abrasion. After ice melts, it may contain a tarn lake. Adjacent cirques create arêtes and horns.
Write a short note on Cirque.
A cirque (corrie) is a bowl or armchair-shaped hollow with steep back walls, at the head of a glacial valley, formed by frost action, plucking and abrasion where the glacier begins. After the ice melts, it often holds a small lake called a tarn. Cirques cutting back to back form arêtes and horns.
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