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Date "BERGSCHRUND" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1876. (references)

Etymology:Bergschrund \Berg"schrund`\, noun. [German expression, literally, mountain gap.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: BERGSCHRUND

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Geography1: A special kind of crevasse occurring particularly in cirques; formed as firn settles. Source: European Union. (references)
 2: A special kind. . . of crevasse. . . occuring. . . particularly in cirques; formed as firn. . . settles. Source: European Union. (references)
WikipedicA Bergschrund (also called rimaye) is a crevasse positioned at the rear of a corrie next to the steep back wall. This is created when the rotational movement of a glacier in a corrie pulls ice away from the backwall thus leaving a gap. (references)

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