Preliminary report on the mapping of the basalts of the inner part of Scoresby Sund

Abstract

The mapping of the basalts was completed during the 1972 field season. The area covered was a large part of southern Gåseland together with the area south of Gåsefjord in the region west of Kap Stevenson as far south as the ice cap. Thirty-seven traverses covering all parts of the basalts succession (totalling about 18000 m) form the basis of the interpretation of the regional geology. The sections were linked by helicopter reconnaissance. A one-day visit was made to Gronau Nunatakker and the western side of Christian IV Gletscher (75 km south-west of the head of Gåsefjord) in order to obtain a general idea of the southern inland continuation of the plateau basalts.