Open AccessField work between Kangerdlugssuaq and Angmagssalik Ø, South-East and southern East Greenland
Author(s) -
D. Bridgwater,
F. Bryan Davies,
R.C.O. Gill,
B.E Gorman,
John S. Myers,
Stig A. Schack Pedersen,
P. S. Taylor
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
rapport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2597-2944
pISSN - 0418-6559
DOI - 10.34194/rapggu.v90.7601
Subject(s) - archean , geology , gneiss , east coast , inflatable , ice caps , seismology , oceanography , geochemistry , geomorphology , glacier , metamorphic rock , engineering , mechanical engineering
The coast between Kangerdlugssuaq (68°15'N) and Kangerdlugssuatsiaq (66°05'N) was mapped from the 80 ton cutter Tycho Brahe using 16 ft inflatable rubber dinghies in August 1977 (Bridgwater et al., 1978). The coast was exceptionally clear of sea ice and it was possibie to visit several localities which have not been accessibie by sea since Wager's journey in 1930 (Wager, 1934). The region consists of Archaean gneisses intruded by Tertiary plutonic complexes and dense swarms of basic dykes intruded in an en echelon pattern parallel to the coast (figs 1 & 30).