Periglacial Features on the Margins of a Receding Plateau Ice Cap, Lyngen, North Norway

Abstract Some features around the perimeter of the Balgesvarri plateau ice cap are described. Sorted stone circles were found beneath a slowly retreating ice margin, the basal ice in this area appears to be below the pressure-melting point. No absolute dating of features was possible but a relative...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Whalley, W. Brian, Gordon, John E., Thompson, David L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1981
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Norway
Ice cap
Journal of Glaciology
North Norway
Lyngen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011539
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011539
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Summary:Abstract Some features around the perimeter of the Balgesvarri plateau ice cap are described. Sorted stone circles were found beneath a slowly retreating ice margin, the basal ice in this area appears to be below the pressure-melting point. No absolute dating of features was possible but a relative chronology is suggested.

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