Glacial geomorphology of the tableland east of the Andes between the Coyle and Gallegos river valleys, Patagonia, Argentina

• Published in: Journal of Maps
• Main Authors: Ercolano, Bettina, Coronato, Andrea Maria Josefa, Tiberi, Pedro Eugenio, Corbella, Jorge Hugo, Marderwald, Guillermina Nuri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Journal Maps
• Subjects: Extra-Andean Tablelands; Glacial Landforms; Piedmont Glaciers; Southern Patagonia; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; Patagonia; Argentino; Argentina; Gallegos; Guillermina; Ice Sheet; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/55620

We report the results of geomorphological mapping of the high tablelands of Patagonia east of the Andes and between the Coyle and Gallegos river valleys. The map covers a low-relief area of about 3400 km2 at a scale of 1:85,000. It contributes to knowledge of a landscape shaped by lobes of the Patagonian ice sheet and can be used as a tool for further Quaternary studies. The map was built from remote-sensing data, compiled, and analyzed in geographical information system packages and supported by fieldwork. It features glacial landforms including moraine ridges and belts, ground moraine, outwash plains, outwash fans, meltwater channels, traces of glacial lakes, and erratic boulders. Fluvial, aeolian, and volcanic landforms and structural features were also mapped to provide a complete understanding of the landscape. We define three glacial units that record the frontal positions of former piedmont glaciers. The criteria used to define these units are the morphology, maximum relief, boulder content of moraine ridges, and crosscutting relations. Fil: Ercolano, Bettina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina Fil: Coronato, Andrea Maria Josefa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego; Argentina Fil: Tiberi, Pedro Eugenio. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia; Argentina Fil: Corbella, Jorge Hugo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina Fil: Marderwald, Guillermina Nuri. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina