Ice tectonics and bedrock relief control on glacial sedimentation – an example from Hansbreen, Spitsbergen

• Main Authors: Rachleiwcz, Grzegorz, Szczuciński, Witold
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Pracownia Sztuk Plastycznych Sp. z o.o. 2000
• Subjects: glacial geology; glaciers; sedimentation; ice tectonics; Svalbard; Arctic; Ice; Glaciology; Glacial deposits; Hansbreen; Hornsund; Tuvbreen; glacier; Tidewater; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10593/7799

Hansbreen, a tidewater glacier in southern Spitsbergen, was investigated to reveal the relationship between its tectonic and mode of deposition. In the land terminating zone the bedrock threshold plays major role in sedimentation by creating compression conditions. It causes the most of sediment to...