page_title: Outwash plain
hierarchical_section_title: Outwash plain
caption_attribution_description: English: West from Svínafellsjökull over the Skeiðarársandur toward Lómagnúpur, November 24 14:35 Iceland, November 2007 Photo by me user:debivort (or friend, with permission given to freely license photo).
context_page_description: An outwash plain is a plain made by a melting glacier. As the glacier moves, it picks up dirt and rocks. When the glacier melts, the dirt and rocks are left behind. The smaller dirt and rocks are carried further by the water the melting glacier makes. This makes the outwash plain very flat and smooth.
context_section_description: An outwash plain is a plain made by a melting glacier. As the glacier moves, it picks up dirt and rocks. When the glacier melts, the dirt and rocks are left behind. The smaller dirt and rocks are carried further by the water the melting glacier makes. This makes the outwash plain very flat and smooth.
caption: A outwash plain in Iceland.
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