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Eiscir Riada is a 200-kilometre esker system crossing central Ireland from Dublin to Galway, notable as the route of the ancient Slí Mhór.
Rokuanharju is a major glacial ridge in Rokua, Finland, notable for its kettle holes, dunes, and inclusion within the UNESCO-listed Rokua Geopark.
Kangasalanharju is part of the glacial ridge chain crossing Kangasala, Finland, notable for shaping the city's celebrated lake-and-esker landscape.
Kaims of Airth is a glaciofluvial ridge complex near Airth in central Scotland, notable for preserving sand and gravel from the last deglaciation.
Dunmore-Ballyhaunis Esker System is a glacial ridge complex in western Ireland, distinguished as one of the country's finest tunnel-deposited eskers.
The Saint-Mathieu-de-Berry Esker is an aquifer-bearing glaciofluvial ridge near Amos, Quebec, notable for supplying groundwater through sand and gravel.
Carstairs Kames is a 5.5-kilometre glaciofluvial complex near Lanark, Scotland, regarded as one of Britain's finest examples of an esker system.
Lohja Ridge, or Lohjanharju, is a prominent Finnish glacial ridge at Lohja, notable for its extensive sand deposits and groundwater reserves.
Kaims of Mathers is a glaciofluvial landform in Scotland, notable for its ridges of stratified sand and gravel deposited beside or within wasting ice.
Strömsholmsåsen is a Swedish esker running beside the Kolbäcksån valley, where its sand and gravel have strongly influenced settlement and transport.
The Kennebec River Esker is a glaciofluvial ridge associated with Maine's Kennebec basin, notable for tracing meltwater drainage during ice-sheet retreat.
Kolbäcksåsen is a glacial sand-and-gravel ridge near Kolbäck in central Sweden, notable as part of the area's prominent esker landscape.
The Androscoggin River Esker is a glaciofluvial ridge in the Maine river basin of the same name, notable as a remnant of Laurentide subglacial drainage.
Södertäljeåsen is a Swedish esker associated with Södertälje, notable for shaping local drainage, groundwater deposits, and transport routes.
The Machias River Esker is a sand-and-gravel glaciofluvial ridge in eastern Maine, notable for recording meltwater flow during the region's deglaciation.
Norrköpingsåsen is a glaciofluvial ridge at Norrköping, Sweden, whose permeable sand and gravel form an important local groundwater deposit.
Kristianstadsåsen is an esker in northeastern Skåne, Sweden, formed by meltwater during the final retreat of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet.
Linköpingsåsen is an esker in the Linköping area of Sweden, formed from sand and gravel deposited by meltwater beneath the last ice sheet.
Esker-Kames-System Forst Steinburg is a southwest Lübeck, Germany, esker-kame complex with till-covered and separate parallel eskers.
Malingsboåsen is an esker in central Sweden, formed by meltwater beneath the retreating Scandinavian Ice Sheet roughly 10,000 years ago.
Ljungbyåsen is an esker near Ljungby in southern Sweden, where glacial meltwater deposited the ridge's characteristic sand and gravel.
Vetlandaåsen is an esker near Vetlanda in southern Sweden, notable for its permeable glacial sediments and value as a groundwater resource.
Högsbyåsen is a glacial sand-and-gravel ridge in Kalmar County, Sweden, notable for influencing local groundwater flow and water supplies.
