Boulder Polygons and Stripes in the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland

Abstract Measurements of widths, diameters and boulder sizes of patterned ground in the Cairngorm Mountains indicate two sorts of stripes and polygons (fine and coarse). Pipkrake and boulder-inclination observations and measurements suggest that fine polygons are produced by heave and their sizes ar...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: King, R. Bruce
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1971
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000022073
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000022073