Cirque

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs cwm
corrie
gptkbp:cause pyramidal peak
arĂȘte
gptkbp:contains bowl-shaped basin
lip or threshold
steep headwall
gptkbp:example Cirque de Gavarnie (France)
Glacial cirques in the Alps
Red Tarn (Lake District, UK)
gptkbp:formedBy glacial erosion
gptkbp:foundIn mountainous regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cirque
gptkbp:mayInclude gptkb:dessert
gptkbp:processor plucking
abrasion
freeze-thaw weathering
gptkbp:shape amphitheatre-like
gptkbp:studiedIn geomorphology
glaciology
gptkbp:termOrigin gptkb:French
Latin circus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yoshihiro_Hanno
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7