The Nature and Origin of FiordsMoses King, 1915 - 14 pages |
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accepting Gregory's Alaska Alaskan fiords ancient fault lines April 9 arguments author's ideas basins Burroughs cited COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY cross valleys Dalmatian fiords Dalmatian valleys deformation differential warping drowned valleys earth earth-movements earth's crust excavated explained extensive glacial over-deepening fact favor fication fiord appear fiord formation fiord origin fiord-valley folded mountain geolo geologist GEOLOGY glacial action glacial erosion glacial origin glacial theory glacial troughs glacialists glaciers Gregory writes Gregory's book ice streams ice-movement land forms leys memoir Mendenhall Nature and Origin nized normal river valleys ordinary river origin of fiords parallel faults partially submerged preglacial age preglacial valleys probably a consequence quotation quoted reader regarding Reprinted from SCIENCE rift valley river erosion spurless Spurr stream erosion Tarr and Martin tectonic origin tectonic theory tectonic valleys theory of fiord tion tures untenable V-shaped valley valley walls Valleys formed valleys guided weak rock whereby raised areas writer Yakutat Bay