Late Weichselian to early Holocene sedimentation in a steep fjord/valley setting, Visdalen, Edgeøya, eastern Svalbard: glacial deposits, alluvial/colluvial-fan deltas and spit-platforms

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Möller, Per, Stubdrup, O P, Kronborg, Christian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1995
• Subjects: Geology; Edgeøya; Svalbard; glacier; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/ade008df-4dab-49e4-84e0-e7b12451a0b2; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-8369.1995.tb00688.x

The Visdalen valley, situated at the northwestern corner of Edgeoya, was investigated with respect to lithostratigraphy and depositional environments of the Quaternary sediments. Eight major lithostratigraphic units are recognised of which seven were deposited during the Late Weichselian to early Ho...