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Which one of the following is just like an arm chair?
Question

Which one of the following is just like an arm chair?

A.

Arete

B.

Col

C.

Cirque

D.

Spur

Correct option is C


Introduction
A Cirque (also known as a corrie or cwm) is a bowl-shaped depression, often with a steep headwall and a gently sloping floor, carved by glacial erosion. Due to its distinctive shape—a deep, rounded hollow with steep sides and a scooped-out floor—it is popularly described as resembling a huge amphitheater or an arm chair.
Information Booster
· Landform Type: A depositional and erosional landform created by the action of an alpine (mountain) glacier.
· Shape: A steep-sided, rounded, or semi-circular hollow.
· Description: Famously described as resembling an arm chair or amphitheater.
· Formation: Forms at the head of a glacial valley where snow accumulates, compacts into ice, and then erodes the underlying rock via freeze-thaw and plucking.
· Features: Often contains a small lake called a tarn after the glacier melts.
Additional Points
· Arete: A sharp, narrow ridge created when two cirques or two glacial valleys erode parallel to each other.
· Col: A mountain pass or saddle-like depression formed when the headwalls of two cirques meet and are eroded.
· Spur: A ridge of land jutting out from a mountain; an interlocking spur is a feature of a V-shaped river valley.

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