Highland Aeolian Deposits in the Faroe Islands Hálendisvindborin setløg í Føroyum

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Published Jan 1, 1998
Hanne H. Christiansen

Abstract

One of the characteristics of the Faroese landscape is the existence of highland aeolian deposits and the relative absence of coastal dunes. Several mountain tops are partly mantled by sheets of aeolian deposits. As the modern Faroese climate is dominated by strong winds, the presence of highland aeolian deposits is obvious. Their characteristics have, however, not been described earlier, whereas they are recognised in similar, neighbouring highland areas of NW Scotland. This paper preliminarily
describes the geomorphology of the Faroese highland aeolian deposits, and discusses the further use of these deposits in palaeoenvironmental reconstructions.

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Natural Sciences