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channel: Typically a linear sag, stream course, or meltwater conduit with a V-shaped or U-shaped cross section. Channels in the glacial environment are commonly filled with sand and gravel deposited by meltwater.
ice-marginal channel: Channel cut by a meltwater stream flowing along the margin of a glacier.; See: channel
ice-walled channel: Channel within a glacier whose walls are largely formed by glacier ice.; See: channel
meltwater channels: Channels that carry flowing water from melting glacier ice.