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British shore platforms and ice-sheets

Nature volume 291, pages 473–475 (1981)Cite this article

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During the past few years views about the relative ages and modes of formation of fossil rock platforms and cliffs in Scotland have changed considerably1–3. I suggest further changes here and present a model of rock–platform relationships which involves an interglacial set of platforms, a glacial set, and a late-glacial feature. Interpretations of the glaciation of the Outer Hebrides have recently been completely revised: this revision has major implications for the glaciation of the Inner Hebrides which, in turn, has wider implications.

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