Definitions for "Kames"
are a landform of steep hills created where there were holes, crevasses, or low spots in the glacial ice. As the glacier melted, the water carried sediment into these openings. This sediment was “sorted” by the water, meaning that the heavier material (gravel and sand) was deposited while the lighter material (clays and silt) was carried off downstream. When the glacier finally retreated, these deposits remained.