A tarn (or corrie loch) is a mountain lake, pond or pool, formed in a cirque (or "corrie") excavated by a glacier. A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn. [1] The word is derived from the …

2018年2月9日 · Tarns are lakes that form in glacially-carved cirques. They are often dammed by moraines. If they are still associated with moving glaciers, tarns are often full of tiny, glacially …

2017年12月7日 · A mountain pool or lake formed in the cirque of a glacier is known as a tarn, a rock-basin lake, or a corrie loch. A tarn is created when either river or rainwater fills up a …

2018年6月3日 · A tarn is small mountain lake that is located in a cirque (a steep-walled amphitheater-shaped landform formed at the mouth of a valley glacier). In some places like …

Pacific Tarn is a small lake located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in the United States. It is notable for its 13,420 foot (4,090 m) elevation, [ 1 ] making it the highest lake in the United …

2025年2月27日 · The essential difference between a tarn and a lake primarily lies in their size and origin. While both are bodies of water, tarns are generally smaller and formed specifically by …

From the expanse of Devoke Water to the Miniature Lang tarn on the Heathwaite Fells there is such a variety of size, and from Watendlath Tarn to Foxes Tarn such a variety of situation, that …

karst, terrain usually characterized by barren, rocky ground, caves, sinkholes, underground rivers, and the absence of surface streams and lakes. It results from the excavating effects of …

2021年2月8日 · A shallow but large lake. Tarn. Hikers and walkers in Britain will know a tarn, high on the mountains and hills, a body of water that has been left over from the ice age. It is a …

Here’s our guide to some of the most notable tarns in the Lake District, their locations, and what makes each one special. Perhaps the best known (and easily reached) of the tarns in the Lake …