The aims of this study are to describe some of the slope forms and processes characteristics of the west coast of Spitsbergen, and to obtain quantitative data on the relations between solifluction, creep rates and the summer climate. Special
based on BTS and logistic regression were developed for each mountain, and validated with DC resistivity measurements. The results validate the regional west-east gradient in the altitudinal permafrost limit. Elevation is the main controlling factor
in the environment outside the Weichselian Ice Sheet. The relict polygon areas on the Swedish west coast and in north-eastern Norway are situated in early deglaciated regions. Using dated shoreline records, it may be concluded that these polygons had their last