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arearenga
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cirque

A semicircular basin with a steep headwall and sidewalls created by glacial erosion. Commonly at the head of a glacial valley.
arearengaarero hukaauhukaawa kōpakataihekenga huka
Drawing of a glacier and hillside cut with vertical snowy crevasses.
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