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Geoscape Calgary
Virtual tours - Geology
Stop 6 - Morely Flats
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Morely Drumlins. Drumlins are a common sight at Morley Flats beside Highway 1, 42 km west of Calgary.
Morely Drumlins. Drumlins are a common sight at Morley Flats beside Highway 1, 42 km west of Calgary.

Drumlins were formed when glaciers deposited rock and clay debris in the lee of obstructions on the land surface under them. The blunt, steep ends point in the direction from which the ice flowed (upstream) and the gentle, tapered ends point downstream.


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Legend

HoloceneHolocenePresent - 10,000 years ago
QuaternaryQuaternary10,000 - 25,000 years ago
TertiaryTertiary25,000 - 65 million years ago
MesozoicMesozoic65 - 245 million years ago
PaleozoicPaleozoic245 - 670 million years ago

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