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Glacial Striae, roches moutonnées and ice movements in the Faeroe Islands

1986; Geoloical Survey of Denmark and Greenland; Volume: 7; Linguagem: Inglês

10.34194/seriec.v7.7101

2597-2995

Gunni Jørgensen, Jóannes Rasmussen,

Cryospheric studies and observations

The paper deals with glacial striae, roches mountonnees and ice movement in the Faeroe Islands. On an enclosed map, striae and roches moutonnees, partly observed during other field work, are presented together with description of localities. Ice movement is discussed with reference to older works, and it is concluded that the ice reached up to altitudes of more than 700 m and extended far beyond the present coast line. Su6uroy and Sandoy each had a local ice cover, at least during the last glaciation, and in the northern islands the ice radiated out from a principal iceshed running from Vágar to Viðoy. The paper deals with glacial striae, roches mountonnees and ice movement in the Faeroe Islands. On an enclosed map, striae and roches moutonnees, partly observed during other field work, are presented together with description of localities. Ice movement is discussed with reference to older works, and it is concluded that the ice reached up to altitudes of more than 700 m and extended far beyond the present coast line. Su6uroy and Sandoy each had a local ice cover, at least during the last glaciation, and in the northern islands the ice radiated out from a principal iceshed running from Vágar to Viðoy.