Surveying - Engineering

Q1:

Bergchrund is a topograhical feature in

A plains

B water bodies

C hills

D glaciated region

ANS:D - glaciated region

A bergschrund is a crevasse that forms where moving glacier ice separates from the stagnant ice or firn above. A crevasse at the junction of a glacier or snowfield with a steep upper slope. A bergschrund or rimaye is a crevasse that forms where moving glacier ice separates from the stagnant ice or firn above. It is often a serious obstacle for mountaineers, who sometimes abbreviate "bergschrund".