Quaternary deposits in the Frederikshåb district, South-West Greenland

Abstract

The Quaternary geology of an area of approximately 3000 km² in the vicinity of Frederikshåb has been mapped during the summers 1964-1966. In this part of Greenland the unglaciated land between the outer coast and the margin of the Inland Ice is 40-70 km wide. The ice-free area is mostly a plateau at about 1000 m with isolated tops reaching 1600 m, and is deeply dissected by fjords some of which reach the ice margin. Small cirque glaciers occur in the higher parts of the plateau.