Glacial Geology and Geomorphology of the Sortehjorne Area, East Greenland

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Pessl, Jr., Fred
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1962
• Subjects: Glacial epoch; Glacial landforms; Glaciers; Mass balance; Nunataks; Deglaciation; Glaciation; Greenland; Mesters Vig; Arctic; East Greenland
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66609

Reports studies in 1959 and 1961 of glacial features in five valleys of this area (approx. 72 N, 24 W) near Mesters Vig. Moraines, erratics, striae, kame terraces, emerged marine deltas, and glacial control of drainage patterns are described. Evidence from these features indicates that: during maxim...