The different types of moraine include terminal moraine, which marks the end of an ice sheet or valley glacier, and lateral moraine, which forms at the edge of a glacier at the valley side.

These are deposited along the way leaving ridges or hills - the moraines. They can either be lateral - which means they form at the side of the glacier - or terminal, when they form at the end.

Terminal moraines, ridge-like accumulations of glacial debris, have also been observed beyond them, indicating that they experience ice loss. As Berman explained to Universe Today via email ...

As you approach Camp II you must hike up the medial moraine of the East Rongbuk Glacier. Both sides are ... The First Step is the terminal prow of two gray limestone bands lying on top of one ...

If a glacial lake is assessed as posing a danger, researchers will actually visit that lake and conduct surveys of the surrounding area and measure the water depth. They will also focus on the moraine ...