Which landform evolution results when multiple cirques erode different sides of a mountain?

💡 Explanation

When cirques erode on multiple sides, headward erosion causes adjacent cirque walls to intersect, forming sharp, knife-edged ridges called arêtes because of glacial plucking and abrasion. Therefore, arête formation results, rather than kames, eskers, or drumlins which accumulate by different depositional processes.

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