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The glacial geomorphology of the Río Corcovado, Río Huemul and Lago Palena/General Vintter valleys, northeastern Patagonia (43°S, 71°W)

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  • Tancrède P. M. Leger
  • Andrew S. Hein
  • Robert G. Bingham
  • Mateo A. Martini
  • Rodrigo L. Soteres
  • Esteban A. Sagredo
  • Oscar A. Martínez

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This study presents the first detailed glacial geomorphological map of the sediment-landform assemblages formed by three eastern outlet glaciers of the former Patagonian Ice Sheet. These glaciers occupied the Río Corcovado, Río Huemul and Lago Palena/General Vintter valleys, Chubut province, Argentina (43°S, 71°W). By combining remote sensing and field-mapping, we build on previous ice-sheet scale mapping and geological surveys to provide high-resolution spatial information on local ice-contact glaciogenic, glaciofluvial, glaciolacustrine, and subglacial landforms. Twenty-five landform types, many of which are newly mapped in the region, were digitized as georeferenced shapefiles over a 5300 km2 area. This map enables the identification of former ice-flow directions, relative ice-margin positions and glaciofluvial drainage pathways for each preserved Quaternary glaciation. It also elucidates the former areal extent, geolocation and spillways of glaciolacustrine bodies formed during the last deglaciation. The map delivers an essential framework on which to build robust glacier-scale geomorphological and geochronological reconstructions.

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  • Tancrède P. M. Leger & Andrew S. Hein & Robert G. Bingham & Mateo A. Martini & Rodrigo L. Soteres & Esteban A. Sagredo & Oscar A. Martínez, 2020. "The glacial geomorphology of the Río Corcovado, Río Huemul and Lago Palena/General Vintter valleys, northeastern Patagonia (43°S, 71°W)," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(2), pages 651-668, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:16:y:2020:i:2:p:651-668
    DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2020.1794990
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