Age and significance of former low-altitude corrie glaciers on Hoy, Orkney Islands

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-114

  Ballantyne, Colin K ^a   Hall, Adrian M ^a,b   Phillips, William ^c   Binnie, Steven ^b   Kubik, Peter W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLACIER; SANDSTONE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; YOUNGER DRYAS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HOY; ORKNEY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36249021088     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg43020107     Document Type: Article

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