The New England-Acadian shoreline

Johnson DW. 1925. The New England-Acadian shoreline. John Wiley and Sons. New York

Contents include: Initial form of the New England-Acadian shoreline, genesis of the shoreline: initial form bordering resistant uplands, rectilinear shorelines, initial shorelines bordering weak-rock lowlands, initial shorelines determined by glacial forms, initial shoreline as modified by minor changes of level; Sequential forms of the New England-Acadian shoreline, erosional forms bordering the resistant uplands, wave-built forms bordering the resistant uplands, submarine forms bordering the resistant uplands, erosional forms bordering the weak-rock lowlands, wave-built forms bordering the weak-rock lowlands, submarine forms bordering the weak-rock lowlands, erosional forms bordering the unconsolidated deposits, wave-built forms bordering unconsolidated deposits, submarine forms bordering unconsolidated deposits, role of the tides in shoreline development, tidal marshes of the New England type, tidal marshes of the Fundy type, role of shore ice in shoreline development, index. Portions of Mount Desert Island are included in the text /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND

Type
Published Report
Authors
Johnson, Douglas
Date of Issue
1925
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Erosion, Geology, Glaciers, Ice, Mount Desert Island

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