The Nature And Origin of Fiords, With Diagrams And Illustrations
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He repeats (pp.
254-5) : " The mountains around Naknek Lake are deeply eroded, with no signs of glaciation, the valleys being V-shaped." He continues : " From these facts we see that in the Aleutian Mountains the conditions have been the same as in the rest of southwestern Alaska.
In the favorable places glaciers still exist, but it is quite certain, from the topography of the mountains, that in general no glaciers other than those which now survive have ever existed ; and in the vicinity of Ka...tmai Pass it seems that some glaciers have advanced while others have retreated since the period of maximum submergence, which is marked by the terraces on the mountains and by the upper limit of stratified glacial drift." » 9. The Tectonic Origin of the Fiords The explanation of these fiords as simply due to glacier corrosion seems to me quite inadequate. That they are due to the action of some tectonic force has been recognised by many visitors to them. Mr. John 1 J. E. Spurr (1900, p. 255). The preglacial age of the valleys of south-eastern Alaska has been already referred to (p.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He repeats (pp.
254-5) : " The mountains around Naknek Lake are deeply eroded, with no signs of glaciation, the valleys being V-shaped." He continues : " From these facts we see that in the Aleutian Mountains the conditions have been the same as in the rest of southwestern Alaska.
In the favorable places glaciers still exist, but it is quite certain, from the topography of the mountains, that in general no glaciers other than those which now survive have ever existed ; and in the vicinity of Ka...tmai Pass it seems that some glaciers have advanced while others have retreated since the period of maximum submergence, which is marked by the terraces on the mountains and by the upper limit of stratified glacial drift." » 9. The Tectonic Origin of the Fiords The explanation of these fiords as simply due to glacier corrosion seems to me quite inadequate. That they are due to the action of some tectonic force has been recognised by many visitors to them. Mr. John 1 J. E. Spurr (1900, p. 255). The preglacial age of the valleys of south-eastern Alaska has been already referred to (p.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J W John Walter Gregory to read onlineMoreLess
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