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<p>This paper presents five sites located in the marginal zone of the Wartanian stadial within the Odranian Glaciation (MIS6a) on the border of the Central Polish Uplands and Lowlands, representing different glacial forms and geological structures: terminal moraine hill, undulating moraine hill, sedimentary margin of the ice sheet, kame hill, and outwash plain. This differentiation is also reflected in the petrographic composition of the gravels and the interesting surface microstructures of the Scandinavian erratic boulders. This small study area, with its high geodiversity, which we have identified and investigated, has considerable potential for sustainable development. Geotourism is a tool for this development in a peripheral tourist region, providing both economic benefits for the local population and conservation services for the geoecosystem.</p>
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This paper presents five sites located in the marginal zone of the Wartanian stadial within the Odranian Glaciation (MIS6a) on the border of the Central Polish Uplands and Lowlands, representing different glacial forms and geological structures: terminal moraine hill, undulating moraine hill, sedimentary margin of the ice sheet, kame hill, and outwash plain. This differentiation is also reflected in the petrographic composition of the gravels and the interesting surface microstructures of the Scandinavian erratic boulders. This small study area, with its high geodiversity, which we have identified and investigated, has considerable potential for sustainable development. Geotourism is a tool for this development in a peripheral tourist region, providing both economic benefits for the local population and conservation services for the geoecosystem.

<bold>Wartanian glacial sediments:</bold> insights into deglaciation of Polish Lowlands and Highlands border for geotourism

Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

Department of Geology and Geomorphology, Faculty of Geographical Sciences

Miscellanea Geographica

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 insights into deglaciation of Polish Lowlands and Highlands border for geotourism

This paper presents five sites located in the marginal zone of the Wartanian stadial within the Odranian Glaciation (MIS6a) on the border of the Central Polish...

Wartanian glacial sediments: insights into deglaciation of Polish Lowlands and Highlands border for geotourism

Data publikacji: 12 cze 2024

Zakres stron: 87 - 99

Otrzymano: 18 gru 2023

Przyjęty: 30 kwi 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0034

Słowa kluczowe
Glacial sediments, marginal zone, deglaciation, geoecosystem services, geotourism, sustainable development, Wartanian stadial, MIS6a, Central Poland

© 2024 Maria Górska-Zabielska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Wartanian glacial sediments: insights into deglaciation of Polish Lowlands and Highlands border for geotourism

Data publikacji: 12 cze 2024

Zakres stron: 87 - 99

Otrzymano: 18 gru 2023

Przyjęty: 30 kwi 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0034

Słowa kluczoweGlacial sediments, marginal zone, deglaciation, geoecosystem services, geotourism, sustainable development, Wartanian stadial, MIS6a, Central Poland

© 2024 Maria Górska-Zabielska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Glacial sediments, marginal zone, deglaciation, geoecosystem services, geotourism, sustainable development, Wartanian stadial, MIS6a, Central Poland