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Long sinuous ridges found in former glacial sites in the direction of ice melted water streams are known as ________.
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Eskers
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Long sinous ridges found in former glacial sites in the direction of ice melted water strems are known as Eskers.
An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame, is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America.