Huascaran Word Search
This Huascaran word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: HUASCARAN, HUANTSAN, CHOPICALQUI, GLACIER, MORAINE, LLANGANUCO, LAGUNA, SANTA, POLYLEPIS, QUENOA, SAXIFRAGE, ICHU.
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Huascaran word list, defined
- GLACIER /ˈɡleɪsiər/ · noun
- A large, slowly moving river of ice formed from compacted snow on land, typically in high latitudes or at high elevations. A glacier can be several kilometers wide and hundreds of meters thick. Related: ice sheet, ice field, frost, ice cap.
- MORAINE /mɔːˈreɪn/ · noun
- A ridge of rock or soil deposited by a glacier, typically in a curved or sinuous shape. A moraine can also refer to a ridge of soil or rock formed by the action of the sea or a river. Related: ridge, bank, bar, esker.
- LAGUNA /ˈlæɡwənə/ · noun
- A body of water, especially a small sea or a large lake, often separated from the open sea by a barrier of land. A shallow lake or pool of water, especially one that is salty or brackish. Related: lake, pool, sea, bay.
- SAXIFRAGE /sæksɪfreɪdʒ/ · noun
- A plant of the genus Saxifraga, having five-petaled flowers and often growing in rocky places. The name is derived from the Latin words 'saxum' (rock) and 'frangere' (to break). Related: rockcress, rockfoil, saxifraga, creeping saxifrage.
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