The Glacial Geomorphology of the Ice Cap Piedmont Lobe Landsystem of East Mýrdalsjökull, Iceland

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: David Evans, Marek Ewertowski, Chris Orton, David Graham
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: glacial landsystems; Mýrdalsjökull; surging glaciers; active temperate glaciers; glacial geomorphology; Dammed Lake; Sandar; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8060194

A surficial geology and geomorphology map of the forelands of the Sandfellsjökull and Oldufellsjökull piedmont lobes of the east Mýrdalsjökull ice cap is used to characterise the historical and modern landscape imprint in a glacial landsystems context. This serves as a modern analogue for palaeoglac...