Abstract
Rapp, Anders: Periglacial nivation cirques and local glaciations in the rock canyons of Soderasen, Scania, Sweden. A discussion and new interpretation. Geografisk Tidsskrift 82: 95–99, Copenhagen, October 15, 1982. Present opinions about the genesis of the rock canyons OdensjOn, Skaralid and Klova Hallar of Soderasen, Sweden are reviewed, and a new theory is presented. It is proposed, that during periglacial tundra periods large amounts of drifting snow collected in valleys of north-south directions. Small glaciers were created, which caused local overdeepening and removal of loose material. These processes were active in tundra periods before and after the main Quaternary glaciations. SUMMARY Odensjon, Skaralid and Klova Hallar are three valleys of canyon type, deeply cut (60–100 m) into the horst block of Soderasen, of fractured Precambrian gneiss rock. It has been shown by other authors that the cold periods after the Weichselian deglaciation were characterized by permafrost and ice wedges on sandy pla...
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