1. Notes for a Comparison of the Glaciation of the West of Scotland with that of Arctic Norway

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Main Author: Geikie, Archibald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1866
• Subjects: General Engineering; Arctic; Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600041328; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0370164600041328

In the course of the detailed investigations which, during the past six or seven years, have been carried on by the officers of the Geological Survey into the history of the glacial period in Britain, the desire naturally arose to compare the phenomena of glaciation so familiar in this country with those of some other region where they might be linked on to the action of still existing glaciers. No other part of Europe offered so many facilities for such a comparison as were to be found in Scandinavia. It was accordingly planned by my colleague, Dr John Young, and myself, to visit Norway in the summer of 1863. Unforeseen circumstances delayed the journey, and ultimately deprived me of the companionship of my friend.