Glacial lakes and other glacial features of the central Adirondacks

Research Article| January 01, 1916 Glacial lakes and other glacial features of the central Adirondacks HAROLD L. ALLING HAROLD L. ALLING Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1916) 27 (1): 645–672. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-27-645 Article history received: 31 Dec 1915 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation HAROLD L. ALLING; Glacial lakes and other glacial features of the central Adirondacks. GSA Bulletin 1916;; 27 (1): 645–672. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-27-645 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionIn his presidential address before the Geological Society of America, delivered December 28, 1912, Professor Fairchild introduced his subject, “The Pleistocene Geology of New York State,” by remarking that “in variety and excellence of Pleistocene phenomena New York State probably excels any other equal area of the earth’s surface.”1This being so, it is regrettable that the large area occupied by the Adirondacks should still be inadequately shown on our maps of Pleistocene geology. In the central area of this region, especially the Mount Marcy, the Lake Placid, the Ausable, and the Elizabethtown quadrangles, have not yet received the attention they deserve; for while the mapping of the rocks has, apparently, been done with considerable thoroughness, the glacial geology has been generally overlooked, although in the accessible valleys it is so clearly discernible that “he who runs may read.”It has fallen to the writer to attack the problems . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.