Maskevarri Ráhppát in Finnmark, northern Norway – is it an earthquake-induced landform complex?

• Published in: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: Sutinen, R., Aro, I., Närhi, P., Piekkari, M., Middleton, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Maskevarri; Norway; Tromsø; Fennoscandia; Finnmark; Northern Norway; sami; Lyngen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-683-2014; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00019508; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00019463/se-5-683-2014.pdf; https://se.copernicus.org/articles/5/683/2014/se-5-683-2014.pdf

The Sami word ráhppát means rough bouldery/stony terrain with sharp-relief topography in Finnmark, northern Norway. Ráhppát is a common name in the region of the Younger Dryas landforms, yet the origin of ráhppát has remained obscure. The timing of the Younger Dryas is concomitant with the maximum n...