The glacial geomorphology around Inverness and the Great Glen

Merritt, Jon W.; Auton, Clive A.. 2021 The glacial geomorphology around Inverness and the Great Glen. In: Ballantyne, Colin K.; Gordon, John E., (eds.) Landscapes and landforms of Scotland. Cham Switzerland, Springer, 289-298. (World Geomorphological Landscapes).

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Abstract/Summary

Superimposed on ancient landscape elements, the Inverness region includes a palimpsest of subglacial landforms formed during successive Late Devensian ice movements. It contains a particularly rich and diverse set of sediments and landforms created close to retreating glacier margins, together with the legacy of a major oscillating tidewater outlet glacier. At least five phases of glaciation have been recognised, although they remain poorly constrained temporally. The region includes well-documented buried glacial rafts of arctic shelly clay, two internationally important localities where organic deposits pre-date the last ice sheet, and a good geomorphological record of Late Glacial sea-level change.

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1007/978-3-030-71246-4
ISBN:	978-3-030-71246-4
Additional Keywords:	Glacial geomorphology, Eskers, Kame terraces, Raised beaches, Transverse ridges, Megagrooves
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	07 Oct 2021 09:52 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531193

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