Late Wisconsinan Glacial Geomorphology of the Kent Interlobate Complex, Ohio, USA
The northern sector of the Kent Interlobate Complex, created by twomajor ice lobes of the Laurentide Ice Sheet during late Wisconsinan times, dominates theglacial landscape of northeast Ohio. The geomorphology of this impressive complex revealsthe presence of large hummocks, kettle lakes and substan...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:355440f46f1148ccbfc401381b4f5867 2023-05-15T16:40:52+02:00 Late Wisconsinan Glacial Geomorphology of the Kent Interlobate Complex, Ohio, USA João Bessa Santos 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis1258 https://doaj.org/article/355440f46f1148ccbfc401381b4f5867 EN ES FR PT eng spa fre por CEG https://revistas.rcaap.pt/finisterra/article/view/1258 https://doaj.org/toc/0430-5027 https://doaj.org/toc/2182-2905 doi:10.18055/Finis1258 0430-5027 2182-2905 https://doaj.org/article/355440f46f1148ccbfc401381b4f5867 Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia, Vol 47, Iss 93 (2012) Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis1258 2022-12-31T09:09:50Z The northern sector of the Kent Interlobate Complex, created by twomajor ice lobes of the Laurentide Ice Sheet during late Wisconsinan times, dominates theglacial landscape of northeast Ohio. The geomorphology of this impressive complex revealsthe presence of large hummocks, kettle lakes and substantial esker chains. The esker chains,usually smaller than 1.3 km long, run parallel to the interlobate complex geographicorientation of northeast-southwest. Gravel pits present on large hummocks display beddedand sorted sedimentary units of gravel, sand and gravel and climbing ripple laminated sandwith folds, which demonstrate that the northern sector of the interlobate complex isprimarily a glaciofluvial feature. Topping these hummocks is a massive clast-supporteddiamicton interpreted to be a debris flow. These geomorphic and sedimentary characteristicsseem to indicate that hummocks present in the interlobate area are in fact kames and that theentire northern sector of the interlobate complex is a product of late Wisconsinan timetransgressive ice stagnation that occurred between two major ice lobes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Finisterra 47 93 |
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The northern sector of the Kent Interlobate Complex, created by twomajor ice lobes of the Laurentide Ice Sheet during late Wisconsinan times, dominates theglacial landscape of northeast Ohio. The geomorphology of this impressive complex revealsthe presence of large hummocks, kettle lakes and substantial esker chains. The esker chains,usually smaller than 1.3 km long, run parallel to the interlobate complex geographicorientation of northeast-southwest. Gravel pits present on large hummocks display beddedand sorted sedimentary units of gravel, sand and gravel and climbing ripple laminated sandwith folds, which demonstrate that the northern sector of the interlobate complex isprimarily a glaciofluvial feature. Topping these hummocks is a massive clast-supporteddiamicton interpreted to be a debris flow. These geomorphic and sedimentary characteristicsseem to indicate that hummocks present in the interlobate area are in fact kames and that theentire northern sector of the interlobate complex is a product of late Wisconsinan timetransgressive ice stagnation that occurred between two major ice lobes. |
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