Pleistocene continental glaciation in the Czech Republic
Martin Hanäcek
glaciation regions
I      I nezaledněné oblasti
nonglaciation regions
I      I oceány a moře
oceans and seas
Glaciation areas: Frýdlant ness, Šluknov ness, Hradec basin, Podještědí region, Jeseník region, Osoblaha region, Krnov region, Opava region, Ostrava region, Těšín region, Oder part of the Moravian Gate.
Continental glaciation of the northen Bohemia
line of maximal extent of continental glaciation
Continental glaciation of the northen Moravia and Bohemian Silesia
section line - glaciation area
Till - nonsorted sediment, mixture of sand, dust, clay and gravel
Javorník locality (Jeseník region, foto: D. Nývlt)
Glacifluvial sediments - layers of sand and gravel
Kolnovice locality (Jeseník region)
Erratics - fragments of rocks transported by glacier
The biggest erratics boulder in the Czech Republic (Ostrava-Kuncice) Granit from central Sweden, 320 x 250 x 155 cm, 16 t.
Erratics - fragments of rocks transported by glacier
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