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Geoscape Calgary Virtual tours - Geology Stop 6 - Morely Flats
![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.](/web/20061103041140im_/http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/calgary/geotour/images/s6_drumlin.jpg) 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 ![Holocene Holocene](/web/20061103041140im_/http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/calgary/geotour/images/dot_holocene.jpg) | Holocene | Present - 10,000 years ago | ![Quaternary Quaternary](/web/20061103041140im_/http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/calgary/geotour/images/dot_quaternary.jpg) | Quaternary | 10,000 - 25,000 years ago | ![Tertiary Tertiary](/web/20061103041140im_/http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/calgary/geotour/images/dot_tertiary.jpg) | Tertiary | 25,000 - 65 million years ago | ![Mesozoic Mesozoic](/web/20061103041140im_/http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/calgary/geotour/images/dot_mesozoic.jpg) | Mesozoic | 65 - 245 million years ago | ![Paleozoic Paleozoic](/web/20061103041140im_/http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/calgary/geotour/images/dot_paleozoic.jpg) | Paleozoic | 245 - 670 million years ago |
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