Cirque infills in the Khibiny Mountains, Kola Peninsula, Russia — palaeoglaciological interpretations and modern analogues in East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Hättestrand, Clas, Kolka, Vasili, Johansen, Nina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; Kola Peninsula; Khibiny; Heimefrontfjella; Antarc*; Antarctica; Fennoscandian; Ice Sheet; kola peninsula
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1130; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.1130; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.1130

Abstract We report here on cirque infills mapped in the Khibiny Mountains, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Cirque infills are morainic deposits located near the headwalls of valleys and cirques. Their location and shape, often with concave margins towards the valley side, indicate that they were deposited b...