Kames

Question 1

How are kames formed?

Answer 1

They are deltaic deposits left when meltwater flows into a lake dammed up infront of the glacial snout by recessional moraine deposits.

Question 2

What happens to kames on the future?

Answer 2

When the ice retreats further, the delta kame often collapses.

Question 3

Where are kames formed?

Answer 3

Kame terraces are frequently found along the side of a glacial valley and are the deposits of meltwater streams flowing between the ice and the valley side.

Question 4

What are kames?

Answer 4

Mounds of fluvioglacial material (sorted, and often stratified, coarse sands and gravels).