Eskers and bedrock gorges (tunnel valleys) in the Pakasaivo area, western Finnish Lapland

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 5-15

  Johansson, Peter ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Canyons; Deglaciation; Erosion; Eskers; Finland; Glacial geology; Lakes; Lapland Province; Metlwater channels; Pakasiavo; Subglacial environment

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; ESKER; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL FEATURE; GORGE; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEICHSELIAN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAPLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0742305253     PISSN: 03675211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17741/bgsf/75.1-2.001     Document Type: Article

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