Shoreline studies on lakes Ontario and Erie

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Research Article| January 01, 1908 Shoreline studies on lakes Ontario and Erie ALFRED W. G. WILSON ALFRED W. G. WILSON Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1908) 19 (1): 471–500. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-19-471 Article history received: 08 Apr 1908 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ALFRED W. G. WILSON; Shoreline studies on lakes Ontario and Erie. GSA Bulletin 1908;; 19 (1): 471–500. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-19-471 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract General Character of the Basins of both LakesTOPOGRAPHY OF THE BASINS—COMPLEXThe general character of the topography of the basins of the different lakes can be most readily understood from the standpoint of a physiographer by describing the region as an ancient belted coastal plain subsequently modified by glacial ice. The inner lowland, that bounded on the south and southwest by the Niagara cuesta, is occupied in part by the Georgian bay and in part by the bed of lake Ontario, there being also in Ontario an unsubmerged portion of this lowland lying between the two bodies of water just mentioned. The outer lowland, bounded by the margin of the Cumberland plateau, is in its lowest parts occupied (in part) by the beds of lakes Erie, Huron, and Michigan. The waters of Georgian bay, which is confluent with lake Huron, cover parts of the inner and innermost lowlands, and . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.