tarn
Small glacial lake
A tarn is a mountain lake, typically small and formed in a cirque—a bowl-shaped hollow carved by glacial ice.
The word is used especially in Britain's Lake District: We hiked up to the tarn beneath the summit.
Tarns are often deep relative to their size, with cold, clear water.
Glacier-carved mountain basin
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- corrieGlacial mountain basin
- cwmGlacier-carved mountain hollow
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
firn · snowmelt · icemelt · headwall · arête · hanging valley · glaciation · meltwater
Elevated body of water
waterbody · basin · alpine lake · freshwater · limnology · thermocline · stratification · catchment
To chop down
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- screeLoose rock debris
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- outcropSurfacing native stone
ridge · cwm · valley · upland · moorland · heath · peak · summit
Complete lack of motion
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- glassySmooth and shiny
- placidCalm, undisturbed
tranquil · serene · pristine · secluded · remote · solitude · wilderness · unspoiled
cirque
Glacier-carved mountain basin
glacier · firn · snowmelt · icemelt · headwall · arête · hanging valley · glaciation · meltwater · erratic
mountain lake
Elevated body of water
lochan · waterbody · basin · alpine lake · freshwater · limnology · thermocline · stratification · catchment · watershed
fell
To chop down
outcrop · ridge · cwm · valley · upland · moorland · heath · peak · summit · escarpment
stillness
Complete lack of motion
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- glassySmooth and shiny
placid · tranquil · serene · pristine · secluded · remote · solitude · wilderness · unspoiled · hidden
Wordsworth
- ColeridgeEnglish Romantic verse-maker
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
wanderer · contemplation · reverie · solace · muse · evocative · timeless · haunting · brooding · mysterious
- water bodiessea, lakes, lake, rivers, streams
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- mountain featurespeaks, peak, ridges, summit, slopes
- mountain terrainpeak, ridge, slope, gorge, pass
- natural water sourcesspring, waterfall, creek, brook, pond
tarnswamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
marsh · fen · bayou · coastal lagoon · oxbow lake
- tarnished imageDamaged public perception
- tarnished silverOxidized precious metal
- silver tarnishSulfide corrosion layer
- tarnish removerChemical that dissolves discoloration