Push moraine
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A push moraine or pushed moraine is in geomorphology a moraine that forms when the terminus advance of a lowland glacier pushes unstratified glacial sediment into a pile or linear ridge in front of it
The Lüneburg Heath seen from the Wilseder Berg in northern Germany. The Lüneburg Heath consists of pushed moraines made from Neogene sand deposits. These form nutrient-poor soils and are generally shrublands covered in heaths.
The Dirt Hills
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The Dirt Hills and neighbouring Cactus Hills, are an arcuate moraine and the largest glacial push in the world. The hills were formed during the deglaciation of the last ice age over 10,000 years ago.
Push moraine
…push moraines can be found anywhere an advancing glacier is pushing sediment into a ridge at the terminus. The largest push moraine in the world is the Dirt Hills in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. The hills are located about 60 kilometres south-east of city of Moose Jaw, along the Missouri Coteau. Terminal moraine…
Massold Clay Canyons, north-east area of the Dirt Hills