Meltwater canyons of the "kursu" and the "skura" type.

• ABSTRACT."Kursu-valleys" and "skuror" are special types of meltwater canyons in solid rock found in Sweden. A northern and a southern concentration are observed in the Norrbotten area and in the south Swedish Highland, respectively. This paper deals with some observations from the southern area. In this area it is apparent that many canyons are incised into rock plateaux. For these localities a subglacial origin is proposed. Alternative explanations- cannot be excluded for other localities.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Naturgeografi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Physical Geography (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Glaciofluvial erosion

meltwater channels

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)