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Notes on the Physiography and Glaciology of North-East Carnarvonshire
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 May 2009
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The present notes have accumulated since 1923 during a survey of the solid geology of the region between the western slopes of the Vale of Conway and Moel Wnion, including the district around Tal y Fan mountain, Foel Lwyd and Drosgl, and extending northward to the coast. The glacial deposits and alluvium have been mapped on the 6 in. scale, and a sketch-map is here given (Fig. 1). The areal distribution of the drift is described and an attempt is made to account for some of the glacial and physical features. Some notes are added upon the general character and origin of the Conway Valley.
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