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/pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/ · adjective
(geomorphology) Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier..
* During the Anglian glaciation, the ice caps were smaller than during earlier glacial events, but conditions in the periglacial areas around the ice were far more severe.
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Periglacial means (geomorphology) Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier..
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* During the Anglian glaciation, the ice caps were smaller than during earlier glacial events, but conditions in the periglacial areas around the ice were far more severe.
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