Meaning Bergschrund
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Bergschrund


A deep crevasse commonly found at the head of an alpine glacier. Forms when the glacial ice pulls away from the mountain side.
Source: physicalgeography.net

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Bergschrund


a type of crevasse
Source: en.oxforddictionaries.com

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Bergschrund


cracks that appear between the moving ice of a glacier and the non-moving, or stagnant, ice of a mountain or cliff.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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a deep crevasse usually opened by ice at the head of a moving alpine glacier. Berm: a level, narrow ledge or bench that divides a stream or separates water from land, as in a canal path.
Source: terrapsych.com

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Bergschrund


a large crevasse at the upper portion of a corrie glacier, close to the back-wall.
Source: itseducation.asia

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Bergschrund


[German, "hill gap"] A gap or crevasse at the edge of a glacier.
Source: davidalbeck.com

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Bergschrund


bergshrund|lang=en
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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