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Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper 46
Vladimir Yevzerov, Jakob Møller, Vasili Kolka and Geoffrey Corner
Deglaciation of the area of the Rybachi and Sredni
Peninsulas started in the northeast and fi nished in
the southwest. During deglaciation, there was an inverted
motion (advance) of the glacier due to cooling.
The deglaciation of the study area started during
the Bølling and ended during the Allerød. The
detailed study of the position of the marine limit and
This work was supported by the Research Program
of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of
Sciences “Evolution of the relief and deposits of
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CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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