kettle hole

English

Lakes formed in kettle holes in Siberia.

Noun

kettle hole (plural kettle holes)

(geology) A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.

Synonyms

kettle

Related terms

kettle lake

Translations

depression in the ground

Finnish: suppa (fi)

Spanish: kettle, marmita de gigante

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