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A lake left in a cirque after the glacier disappears is a:

ATarn lake
BOx-bow lake
CPlaya lake
DKettle lake
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Tarn lake
1. Cirques are basins at glacial valley heads. 2. The lake is a cirque or tarn lake. 3. Cirques can occur in stepped sequence. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 7, Landforms and their Evolution._
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