Cairngorm Plateau
- Created by: Megan Borley
- Created on: 11-05-14 12:44
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- Cairngorm Plateau- Cold Environment
- North-East Scotland
- Arctic-Alpine ecosystem
- Largest continuous tract of mountain above 1000m
- High plateau- ringed by steep cliffs
- Last glacial period: Ice sheet covered Scotland and froze to bedrock of plateau
- Caused little erosion- protecting the older, rounded pre-glacial surfaces
- Leaving delicate tors intact
- Caused little erosion- protecting the older, rounded pre-glacial surfaces
- Valley and outlet glaciers carved deep glacial troughs into the plateau
- Some of the valleys are occupied by ribbon lakes such as Loch Avon and Loch Einlich
- During phases of alpine glaciation- glaciers cut massive cirques below the summits
- Freeze-thaw, frost heave and gelifluction created block fields, patterned ground, screes and ploughing blocks
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