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- [See SCARPETTI.] Moraine. The débris on a glacier, the downward movement of which carries the stones, &c., in long lines. Lateral moraines are those at the sides, medial are those in the centre, generally formed by the union of glaciers coming from different valleys. Terminal moraines are those finally deposited at the foot of the glacier.
Moulins. Shafts bored through glaciers by water.
Mountain-sickness. -A malady due to rarefaction of the air. The chief symptoms are extreme weariness, headache, difficulty of breathing, and nausea.
Needle Aiguille.
Névé. A tract of snow, usually high up on a mountain, as distinct from a glacier, which is ice.
Nose. A buttress of rock, usually slightly overhanging in parts.