Meigs Point, Hammonasset Beach State Park. The Point is a mile-long recessional moraine along the Connecticut coast. About 18,000 years ago, the retreating Wisconsinan Ice Sheet paused here for some hundreds of years, depositing the long line of glacial boulders and erratics you see here. The moraine extends across Clinton Harbor and re-emerges on the eastern shore of the harbor.

It doesn't get much better than Meigs Point on a gorgeous autumn day. Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, CT, USA.
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Moraine-dammed lake (Glaciology 🗻)

A moraine-dammed lake, occurs when the terminal moraine has prevented some meltwater from leaving the valley. When a glacier retreats, there is a space left over between the retreating glacier and the piece that stayed […]

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#Häilu (Häil)
Type of kettle or kettle-hole, a geographical feature represented by a steeper-sided (>10°), flat-bottomed kettle (#sulglohk), i.e. basin formed by the weight of “dead ice” (i.e. containing debris slowing melting) on the #moraines of retreating...
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Some New Zealand #geomorphology to brighten your day. Looking towards the Tasman Glacier near Aoraki/Mt Cook. The terminal moraine is visible in the middle distance. Come join us for IGC conference in Feb 2026. #glacier #Aotearoa #moraines #earthscience #ucnz

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📸 Photo by Algkalv / Wikimedia Commons

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