Evidence of Cirque Glaciation in the Falkland Islands
Abstract The presence of 49 cirques on the Falkland Islands indicates that glacial conditions were prevalent during the Pleistocene. Cirque moraines and glacially eroded valleys also occur. There appear to have been three phases: a period of cirque formation, the growth of local ice caps and subsequ...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000013058 2024-03-03T08:46:09+00:00 Evidence of Cirque Glaciation in the Falkland Islands Clapperton, Chalmers M. 1971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000013058 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000013058 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 10, issue 58, page 121-125 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1971 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000013058 2024-02-08T08:40:23Z Abstract The presence of 49 cirques on the Falkland Islands indicates that glacial conditions were prevalent during the Pleistocene. Cirque moraines and glacially eroded valleys also occur. There appear to have been three phases: a period of cirque formation, the growth of local ice caps and subsequent cirque development. Periglacial landforms such as stone runs, stone terraces and stone lobes also developed during the Pleistocene and attained very large dimensions because of the lithology, the relatively small scale of glacierization and the presence of rotted bedrock. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 10 58 121 125 |
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Abstract The presence of 49 cirques on the Falkland Islands indicates that glacial conditions were prevalent during the Pleistocene. Cirque moraines and glacially eroded valleys also occur. There appear to have been three phases: a period of cirque formation, the growth of local ice caps and subsequent cirque development. Periglacial landforms such as stone runs, stone terraces and stone lobes also developed during the Pleistocene and attained very large dimensions because of the lithology, the relatively small scale of glacierization and the presence of rotted bedrock. |
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Evidence of Cirque Glaciation in the Falkland Islands |
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Evidence of Cirque Glaciation in the Falkland Islands |
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Evidence of Cirque Glaciation in the Falkland Islands |
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Evidence of Cirque Glaciation in the Falkland Islands |
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Evidence of Cirque Glaciation in the Falkland Islands |
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