The Indiana Dunes-Legacy of Sand

The area including the Indiana Dunes State Park and Dunes National Lakeshore is unique in its diversity of geologic features and terrain. The forces of glaciers, wind, and water have combined over the eons to create picturesque morainal topography, a vast freshwater lake, great expanses of sand in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hill, John R.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey 1974
Subjects:
Glacial Lake Chicago
Squeaking sand
Lake Michigan
Pinhook bog
Erosion
Longshore current
Valparaiso moraine
Wisconsinan ice sheet
Glacial processes
Dunes National Lakeshore
Indiana Dunes State Park
Glacial Lake
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2022/12982
https://doi.org/10.5967/aevj-tz30
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Summary:The area including the Indiana Dunes State Park and Dunes National Lakeshore is unique in its diversity of geologic features and terrain. The forces of glaciers, wind, and water have combined over the eons to create picturesque morainal topography, a vast freshwater lake, great expanses of sand in the form of beaches and dunes, and bogs containing exotic plant species. Soon to be completely surrounded by an ever-expanding urban-industrial complex, the dunes area will remain as a lasting monument to the complexity and beauty of nature.

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