Call number:
AWI P9-94-0259
In:
Polarhåndbok
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
162 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
ISBN:
8276660576
Series Statement:
Polarhåndbok / Norsk Polarinstitutt 7
Uniform Title:
Svalbards geologi 〈engl.〉
Note:
Contents: Preface. - Introduction. - The geological exploration of Svalbard. - Svalbard, part of the Northern Polar Region. - What took place in Svalbard - when?. - Precambrian to Lower Silurian - from algae to trilobites. - Silurian and Devonian - folding and primitive fish. - Carboniferous and Permian - swamps and shallow seas. - Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous - squids and reptiles. - Tertiary - another folding episode, coal and sandstone. - Quaternary - ice ages and volcanoes. - Southern Spitsbergen. - Outer Isfjorden. - Longyearbyen - Sassenfjorden. - Bellsund. - Sveagruva - Reindalen. - Northwestern Spitsbergen. - Billefjorden to Ekmanfjorden. - The entrance to Isfjorden - Prins Karls Foreland - Engelskbukta. - The Kongsfjorden area. - Smeerenburgfjorden - Magdalenefjorden - Liefdefjorden. - Woodfjorden - Bockfjorden. - Northeastern Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet. - Ny Friesland and Olav V Land. - Nordaustlandet and the neighbouring islands. - The islands in the East. - Barentsøya, Edgeøya, Hopen. - Kong Karls Land. - Bjørnøya (Bear Island). - Economic geology. - Heat from frozen rock. - Gold, iron and marble. - Is there oil on Svalbard?. - Tasks and challenges ahead. - Take care of Svalbard!. - Bibliography. - Geological maps published by the Norwegian Polar Institute. - Index.
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AWI Reading room
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