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Hurd's Deep
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Hurd's Deep is an underwater valley in the English Channel, northwest of the Channel Islands. Its maximum depth is about 180 m, making it the deepest point in the English Channel.
Hurd Deep running from bottom left to top right of an extract from a 1955 Admiralty Chart
Hurd Deep running from bottom left to top right of an extract from a 1955 Admiralty Chart
1955 Admiralty Chart No 2649 showing Hurd Deep in the context of the English Channel
1955 Admiralty Chart No 2649 showing Hurd Deep in the context of the English Channel
Proglacial lake
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In geology, a proglacial lake, is a lake formed either by the damming action of a moraine during the retreat of a melting glacier a glacial ice dam, or by meltwater trapped against an ice sheet due to
Hurd's Deep
…North Sea basin created Hurd's Deep. It's believed that the collapse of a chalk ridge that once dammed the Strait of Dover let flood waters from a huge proglacial lake flow through the former river systems scouring down to the bedrock forming the trench. During the Last Glacial Period, which ended 11,700 years ago…
Argentinian proglacial lakes: Lago Viedma (middle), Lago Argentino (left) and Lago San Martin (right). Retreating glaciers are visible at the top.
Argentinian proglacial lakes: Lago Viedma (middle), Lago Argentino (left) and Lago San Martin (right). Retreating glaciers are visible at the top.
Tarn—a proglacial lake impounded by the terminal moraine of the retreating Schoolroom Glacier in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Tarn—a proglacial lake impounded by the terminal moraine of the retreating Schoolroom Glacier in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Lake Blåvatnet in Lyngen Alps, Norway located below Lenangsbreene glaciers and surrounded by several moraines formed during Younger Dryas and early Ho
Lake Blåvatnet in Lyngen Alps, Norway located below Lenangsbreene glaciers and surrounded by several moraines formed during Younger Dryas and early Holocene
The Hubbard Glacier closed off the Russell Fjord from Disenchantment Bay in 2002 to cause the waters behind the glacier to rise 61 feet (19 m) over 10
The Hubbard Glacier closed off the Russell Fjord from Disenchantment Bay in 2002 to cause the waters behind the glacier to rise 61 feet (19 m) over 10 weeks in a proglacial lake until they broke through.