Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Situated or occurring outside of the region occupied by a glacier.

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Examples

  • Periglacial activities included considerable slope instability in extraglacial areas, giving rise to gelifluctate, landslip and talus deposits.

    Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia 2008

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