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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Quaternary Glaciations in the French Alps and Jura

Michel CampyJean-françois Buoncristiani

subject

geographyU-shaped valleyPaleontologygeography.geographical_feature_categoryLast Glacial MaximumGlacierIce sheetGlacier morphologyQuaternaryGeomorphologyGeology

description

During last glacial maximum, the pre-existing relief of the Alps and the Jura Mountains controlled glacier development. The Jura massive morphology, only slightly dissected by valleys, resulted in a wide ice-sheet; and this situation contrasts with the Alps where numerous deep valleys were filled by big glaciers.

https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-53447-7.00010-6