Synonym: Dammed lake landscape
This is a type of lake landscape consisting of lakes formed by blocking of a valley or a river channel by lava flows, glacial moraines or landslides and rock slides triggered by earthquakes. The Kanas glacial barrier lake in Xinjiang Province is a typical example. Barrier lakes can become severe flood hazards when the dams are broken (Fig. 9).
Glacial barrier lake in Kanasi, Xinjiang
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(2020). Barrier Lake Landscape. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_127
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