Further examples of ventifacts and unusual patterned ground from the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic

Auteurs :
WILSON, P.
EDWARDS, E.J.

Description :
Examples of ventifacts and forms of unusual patterned ground that differ in situation, characteristics and/or origin to types reported previously are described from the Falkland Islands : stone polygons on clay loam regolith, stone polygons on peat, peat-filled desiccation cracks on peat, and clusters of on-edge clasts (stone packings) on a gravel beach. Although these features occupy small surface areas they provide useful information about local geomorphic processes and testify to the marked diversity of such features in nature.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 2004, vol. 86, n°. 1, p. 107-115, nombre de pages : 9, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 37 ref.

Date :
2004

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi