Investigation of pingos in Kuganguaq delta on Disko Island

The growth and collapse history of two pingos located approximately 18 m a.s.l, and 35 m a.s.l. in Kuganguag, Disko lsland, west-central Greenland were examined. The pingos of this area were formed on Tertiary basalt rocks. One of the pingos is located in the middle of an alluvial fan, the other is...

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Main Authors: Yoshikawa, Kenji, Nakamura, Toshio, Igarashi, Yaeko
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2011
Subjects:
Delta_Pingo
Disko Island
West Greenland
Fan_Pingo
Geological sample
GEOS
Greenland
permafrost
Polarforschung
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.767446
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.767446

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