Tors, felsenmeer, and glaciation in northern Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island

On the basis of two case studies in eastern Baffin Island it is suggested that tors and felsenmeer have survived beneath the Laurentide ice sheet. These features, therefore, need not be diagnostic of areas that escaped glaciation. Rather, the existence of tors and felsenmeer may reflect situations w...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Sugden, D. E., Watts, S. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e77-248
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e77-248
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Summary:On the basis of two case studies in eastern Baffin Island it is suggested that tors and felsenmeer have survived beneath the Laurentide ice sheet. These features, therefore, need not be diagnostic of areas that escaped glaciation. Rather, the existence of tors and felsenmeer may reflect situations where the overlying Laurentide ice sheet was cold-based.