QUATERNARY GLACIATION SERIES AND GLACIAL LANDFORM IN GONGWANG MOUNTAINS IN NORTHEAST PART OF YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA
- Received Date: 1995-10-27
- Publish Date: 1997-06-20
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Key words:
- remains of glacier, the Quaternary glaciation series /
- the Gongwang Mountains, Yunnan Province
Abstract: The Gongwang Mountains is situated in the northeast part of Yunnan Plovince. In the mountain, glaciation once occirred above 3100 m a. s. l. in the Quaiernary. The typical glacial remains are mainly concentrated in Jiaozishan-and Yaojingtang-Niudongping area. The glacial landforms were mainly cirque, trough valley and lateral moraine. Glacial type was alpine cirque glacier and according to morphogenetic relation of the glacial landforms, the Quaternary glaciation should be separated into two periods: last glaciation (containing two stages of late and maximum glaciation) and penultimate in the Gongwang Mountain in northeast part of Yunnan Province of China.
Citation: | Kung Mingsheng. QUATERNARY GLACIATION SERIES AND GLACIAL LANDFORM IN GONGWANG MOUNTAINS IN NORTHEAST PART OF YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 1997, 7(2): 180-190. |