Tag:natural=esker

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Esker (PSF).png
Description
Esker: a long winding mound of stratified sand and gravel deposited by a glacier Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Group: natural
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Status: in use

 Esker is a long winding ridge or mound of stratified sand, gravel and boulders deposited where melted ice once flowed under a glacier

How to map

Recommended to use natural=ridge with ridge=esker.

natural=esker is not common and will generate a validation warning in JOSM.