Open AccessPleistocene glacial deposits along the eastern periphery of the Scandinavian ice sheets ‐ an overview
Author(s) -
RAUKAS ANTO,
GAIGALAS ALGIRDAS
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1993.tb00181.x
Subject(s) - geology , glacial period , pleistocene , quaternary , ice sheet , paleontology , tectonics , last glacial maximum , geomorphology , ice age , glacier , physical geography , geography
The Quaternary glacial sequences in the Baltic region in Estonia. Latvia and Lithuania are relatively complete and reasonably well studied. The maximum thickness of deposits (200 300 m) is found in the uplands and ancient valleys. Tills of several genetic types have been described and in this paper the present view on the structure of the Pleistocene cover is given. The ice movement and glacial sedimentation were controlled by climate. underlying topography and tectonic processes.