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Peak
A peak is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation. Ice fields develop bowl shaped basins in the sides of a mountain called cirques. These encroach on each other to produce ridges known as arêtes. The meeting of three or more arêtes forms a peak.
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