Cirques glaciaires et dispositif étagé dans les Macgillycuddy's reeks (comté de Kerry, Irlande)
Remarkable glacial cirques were carved in Macgillycuddy's mountains (Co Kerry, Ireland) during the Quaternary cold periods. A morphometric study of thirty cirques west and south-west of Killarney and the reconstruction of the main features of the preglacial relief showed that climatic condition...
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| description | Remarkable glacial cirques were carved in Macgillycuddy's mountains (Co Kerry, Ireland) during the Quaternary cold periods. A morphometric study of thirty cirques west and south-west of Killarney and the reconstruction of the main features of the preglacial relief showed that climatic conditions alone cannot account for the location and size of the cirques. The field study confirms the existence in the area of stepped landforms, with the remnants of four stepped denudation surfaces, even if their dating and interpretation are still hypothetical. Most cirques abut against the breaks of slope separating the monadnocks from the upper surface or two successive stepped surfaces. Preglacial landforms, namely erosion scarps and stepped landforms favoured the accumulation of snow and ice and played an important part in the location and carving of the cirques. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e125948a1f44c1fa92e363dc3365b592024-12-09T13:28:25ZengPhysio-GéoPhysio-Géo1958-573X2008-04-01213314610.4000/physio-geo.467Cirques glaciaires et dispositif étagé dans les Macgillycuddy's reeks (comté de Kerry, Irlande)Francis HuguetRemarkable glacial cirques were carved in Macgillycuddy's mountains (Co Kerry, Ireland) during the Quaternary cold periods. A morphometric study of thirty cirques west and south-west of Killarney and the reconstruction of the main features of the preglacial relief showed that climatic conditions alone cannot account for the location and size of the cirques. The field study confirms the existence in the area of stepped landforms, with the remnants of four stepped denudation surfaces, even if their dating and interpretation are still hypothetical. Most cirques abut against the breaks of slope separating the monadnocks from the upper surface or two successive stepped surfaces. Preglacial landforms, namely erosion scarps and stepped landforms favoured the accumulation of snow and ice and played an important part in the location and carving of the cirques.https://journals.openedition.org/physio-geo/467glacial cirquesIrelandKerryMacgillyu-cuddy’s Reekspreglacial reliefstepped landforms |
| spellingShingle | Francis Huguet Cirques glaciaires et dispositif étagé dans les Macgillycuddy's reeks (comté de Kerry, Irlande) Physio-Géo glacial cirques Ireland Kerry Macgillyu-cuddy’s Reeks preglacial relief stepped landforms |
| title | Cirques glaciaires et dispositif étagé dans les Macgillycuddy's reeks (comté de Kerry, Irlande) |
| title_full | Cirques glaciaires et dispositif étagé dans les Macgillycuddy's reeks (comté de Kerry, Irlande) |
| title_fullStr | Cirques glaciaires et dispositif étagé dans les Macgillycuddy's reeks (comté de Kerry, Irlande) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cirques glaciaires et dispositif étagé dans les Macgillycuddy's reeks (comté de Kerry, Irlande) |
| title_short | Cirques glaciaires et dispositif étagé dans les Macgillycuddy's reeks (comté de Kerry, Irlande) |
| title_sort | cirques glaciaires et dispositif etage dans les macgillycuddy s reeks comte de kerry irlande |
| topic | glacial cirques Ireland Kerry Macgillyu-cuddy’s Reeks preglacial relief stepped landforms |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/physio-geo/467 |
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