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Monday, 30 March 2015

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Imaggeo on Mondays: Drumlins Clew Bay 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [2015-03-30 13:30:52]  recommend  recommend this post  (223 visits) info

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During ice ages landscapes are sculpted by the power of advancing glaciers. From rock scratches, to changing mountains and the formation of corries, cirques and aretes, through to the formation of valleys and fjords, the effects of past glaciations are evident across the northern hemisphere landscape. Perhaps not so familiar, drumlin fields are also vestiges of the erosive power of ancient ice sheets. Glacial deposits tend to be angular and poorly sorted, meaning they come in lots of different [...]
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