Short Notes: Directions of Ice Movement in the Southern Irish Sea Basin During the Last Major Glaciation: An Hypothesis
Abstract The movement of the Irish Sea glacier is discussed for the St George’s Channel sector during the last major glaciation. It is considered that the ice was already diverging when it crossed Pembrokeshire, after passing through a constriction farther north. This constriction was probably cause...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1968
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000020694 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000020694 |
| Summary: | Abstract The movement of the Irish Sea glacier is discussed for the St George’s Channel sector during the last major glaciation. It is considered that the ice was already diverging when it crossed Pembrokeshire, after passing through a constriction farther north. This constriction was probably caused by local Irish ice in the west and local Welsh ice in the east. In view of this, it is suggested that the Cardigan Bay coasts could not have been ice-free during the last glaciation. |
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