Evolution of the marginal zone and the forefield of the Bunge Glacier, Spitsbergen

Abstract

Field investigations and air photo interpretation enabled geomorphologic-geologic recognition of the marginal zone and the forefield of the Bunge Glacier (Bungebreen) in SØrkappland, southern Spitsbergen. Among the glacial features the terminal, median and lateral ice-cored moraines as well as a system of intramarginal and extramarginal outwash plains are the most important. These glacial features and sediments were correlated with marine raised terraces. Besides, an attempt to reconstruct the evolution and the decline of the Bunge Glacier during the Wòrm and Holocene is presented.