Ice stream behaviour and deglaciation of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet in the Kuittijärvi area, Russian Karelia

• Published in: Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
• Main Authors: N. Putkinen, J.-P. Lunkka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of Finland 2008
• Subjects: glacial geology; glacial features; drumlins; eskers; ice-marginal features; ice streams; deglaciation; Holocene; Kuittijärvi; Republic of Karelia; Russian Federation; Geology; QE1-996.5; Glacial Lake; Kuusamo; Pääjärvi; White Sea; Ice Sheet; karelian; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17741/bgsf/80.1.002; https://doaj.org/article/e59221bf9ff0487ca963f90b6c1f1bb0

Glacial landforms of the Lake Kuittijärvi area, Russian Karelia, which covers an area of more than 7000 km2 , were studied in detail using aerial photography and satellite imagery methods and on-site field observations. This was done to reconstruct a detailed history of Scandinavian ice sheet behavi...