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“geographical circque”
A deep steep-walled half-bowl-like recess or hollow, variously described as horseshoe-shaped, crescent-shaped, or semi-circular in form, is situated high on the side of a mountain and commonly at the head of a glacial valley and produced by the erosive activity of a mountain glacier: A geographical circque often contains a small round lake, and it may or may not be occupied by ice or snow.
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