Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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Page 25
... detritus , but are swept bare . The wind tends , in short , to transport all loose material from the scene of its origin to the borders of the desert . In latitudes like our own , insolation doubtless shares in the disintegration of ...
... detritus , but are swept bare . The wind tends , in short , to transport all loose material from the scene of its origin to the borders of the desert . In latitudes like our own , insolation doubtless shares in the disintegration of ...
Page 39
... detritus are deposited in valleys or come to rest in lakes and inland seas . Hitherto we have been treating of the work done by the atmosphere and running water . Some refer- ence has also been made to frost as a potent disin- tegrator ...
... detritus are deposited in valleys or come to rest in lakes and inland seas . Hitherto we have been treating of the work done by the atmosphere and running water . Some refer- ence has also been made to frost as a potent disin- tegrator ...
Page 216
... detritus comes chiefly from superficial sources . Over- lying morainic rubbish , it is supposed , finds its way through crevasses to the bottom of the ice . Now there can be no doubt that surface - moraines are frequently engulfed in ...
... detritus comes chiefly from superficial sources . Over- lying morainic rubbish , it is supposed , finds its way through crevasses to the bottom of the ice . Now there can be no doubt that surface - moraines are frequently engulfed in ...
Page 218
... detritus eventually piled up in its terminal moraines . Nor- way , on the other hand , is a lofty plateau , more or less deeply trenched by fiords and valleys . The snows , therefore , accumulate upon a wide and rela- tively flat or ...
... detritus eventually piled up in its terminal moraines . Nor- way , on the other hand , is a lofty plateau , more or less deeply trenched by fiords and valleys . The snows , therefore , accumulate upon a wide and rela- tively flat or ...
Page 219
... detritus , which the ice builds up into low mounds and ridges . But if superficial moraines are sparingly devel- oped , the same is not the case with ground - moraines . These are seen not only under the glacier - tongues in valleys ...
... detritus , which the ice builds up into low mounds and ridges . But if superficial moraines are sparingly devel- oped , the same is not the case with ground - moraines . These are seen not only under the glacier - tongues in valleys ...
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accumulation Alps anticlines basalt base-level basins become beds Carboniferous character cliffs coast-lines cones configuration Cretaceous crust crustal movements crystalline débris denudation deposits depressions depth detritus direction dislocations drainage elevation epigene action epigene agents eroded escarpments eventually feet fiords flexures flow fluvio-glacial deposits folds fracture gently geological structure glacial action glaciers gradually granite ground-moraines Highlands hills hollows horizontal strata ice-sheet igneous rocks inclined indented infrequently irregular islands joints Jura Mountains laccoliths lakes land land-forms land-surface lava less limestone low grounds masses materials Mesozoic modified moraines mountain-chain mountain-valleys mountains normal faults North Old Red Sandstone outcrops owe their origin Permian plain of erosion plateau regions relatively result ridges rock-basins rock-masses sand sandstones schistose schists Section sediment shales Silurian slopes Southern Uplands strata streams and rivers superficial surface surface-features synclinal tectonic tend thickness tion tracts traversed underground undulating usually valleys vertical volcanic