Geomorphology and surficial geology of the Femmilsjøen area, northern Spitsbergen

• Published in: Geomorphology
• Main Authors: Allaart, Lis, Schomacker, Anders, Håkansson, Lena, Farnsworth, Wesley R., Brynjólfsson, Skafti, Grumstad, Andreas, Kjellman, Sofia Elisabeth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Quaternary geology; glaciology: 465; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Kvartærgeologi; glasiologi: 465; Arctic; Femmilsjøen; Svalbard; Climate change; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20826; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107693

Climate change is amplified in the Arctic, and establishing baseline data for its current character is important. Here we present a map of the geomorphology of the Femmilsjøen area, Spitsbergen, northern Svalbard. The regional physiography is characterised by a low-relief, high elevation mountain pl...