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A rounded hollow carved in the side of a mountain by a glacier is known as?

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A rounded hollow carved in the side of a mountain by a glacier is known as?

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a cirque

A cirque is a rounded hollow carved in the side of a mountain by a glacier. The highest cliff of a cirque is called the headwall.

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