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Barren Zone

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002743

An area of fresh, vegetation-free bedrock around the margin of a retreating glacier that documents the recent loss of ice.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002743
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Glossary of Glacier Terminology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002743",
  "term": "Barren Zone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An area of fresh, vegetation-free bedrock around the margin of a retreating glacier that documents the recent loss of ice.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Glossary of Glacier Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/barren-zone/"
}

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