Kames
Kames are mounds or ridges of stratified sediment (sand and gravel) deposited in direct contact with glacier ice, often at glacier margins or in meltwater channels. They represent the infilling of depressions created by irregular ice surfaces.
Real World
The Carstairs Kames in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, form a prominent cluster of sand and gravel mounds deposited during the last ice age, now used as a key teaching site for glacial geomorphology fieldwork.
Exam Focus
Always distinguish kames from eskers by emphasising their localised, mound-like shape versus long sinuous ridges.
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