Cirque glaciaire

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Situé à l'amont des vallées glaciaires, un cirque glaciaire est une dépression de forme semi-circulaire, entourée de versants raides, que l’on trouve en montagne, qui est ou qui a été occupée par un bassin d’alimentation glaciaire, simple glacier de cirque ou glacier plus long.

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