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ARETE
DESCRIPTION: An Arete is a sharp-crested serrate ridge that separates two U-shaped glacially carved valleys.
Figure 1- Aretes on either side of a U-shaped (hanging) Valley. Glacier N.P.
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ARETE
DESCRIPTION: An Arete is a sharp-crested serrate ridge that separates two U-shaped glacially carved valleys.
Figure 1- Aretes on either side of a U-shaped (hanging) Valley. Glacier N.P.