Tarn (lake)
A tarn (or corrie loch) is a mountain lake, pond or pool, formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn.[1]
Etymology
The word is derived from the Old Norse word tjörn meaning pond. Its more specific use as a mountain lake emerges as it is the commonly used term for all ponds in the upland areas of Northern England. Here, it retains a broader use, referring to any small lake or pond, regardless of its location and origin (e.g. Talkin Tarn).[2]
In Scandinavian languages, a tjern or tjärn, tärn or tjørn is a small natural lake, often in a forest or with vegetation closely surrounding it or growing into the tarn.
Gallery
- Lake Tear of the Clouds (tarn) in the Adirondack Mountains, New York, photo c. 19th century
- Veľké Hincovo, the largest and deepest tarn in Slovakia
- Lousy Lake (tarn) in North Cascades National Park, Picket Range, Washington, USA
- Lakes of the Clouds, below Mount Washington in the White Mountains
- Banderishki Chukar seen from the Banderishki Lakes (tarns), Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria
- A view to Gergiysko lake (tarn) and Sinanitsa Peak, Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria
- The Dreadful Lake (tarn), Rila Mountain, Bulgaria
- The Seven Rila Lakes (tarns), Rila Mountain, Bulgaria
- Sea Lion Tarn on Livingston Island in Antarctica
See also
- Pond
- Proglacial lake
References
- "Illustrated Glossary of Alpine Glacial Landforms". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- "Fresh Water Tarns". Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
External links
Media related to Tarn (lake) at Wikimedia Commons The dictionary definition of tarn at Wiktionary
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