Loch Kinord: on top of an esker:: OS grid NJ4300 :: Geograph British Isles

NJ4300 : Loch Kinord: on top of an esker

near to Ordie, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain

Loch Kinord: on top of an esker

Eskers (from the Irish word Eiscir) are ridges of sand and gravel, rather like railway embankments. Most eskers probably formed in ice tunnels cut by streams flowing through or below glaciers. When the ice finally melted the stream deposits were left as long winding ridges, sometimes many miles in length.

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Grid Square: NJ4300, 21 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Martyn Gorman (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 9 May, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 10 May, 2009
Category: Esker (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NJ 437 001 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:5.3385N 2:55.8373W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NJ 437 001
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)