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Evidence for an active ice margin during the last deglaciation: the Vimmerby Moraine, South Swedish Uplands
Department of Physical Geography Stockholm University Svante Arrhenius väg 8 106 91 Stockholm Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1335-4540
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Sustainable development, Environmental science and Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3409-6747
Department of Geology Lund University Sölvegatan 12 221 00 Lund Sweden.
2025 (English)In: Boreas, ISSN 0300-9483, E-ISSN 1502-3885, Vol. 54, no 1, p. 86-104Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The Vimmerby Moraine is the only significant ice-marginal moraine on the eastern side of southern Sweden, but no detailed studies exist on its formation during the final deglaciation of the Fennoscandian Ice Sheet. Through ground-penetrating radar surveys and detailed sediment logging, we provide evidence for an active, oscillating ice margin during the formation of the Vimmerby Moraine, suggesting that the deglaciation of the South Swedish Uplands was, at least in some regions, dynamic. Ground-penetrating radar surveys enabled imaging of internal sediment and delineation of the bedrock surface. These were complemented by common mid-point surveys and sediment logging, as well as lithofacies analysis at three exposures in agravel pit. This approach revealed multiple subglacial till units partially separated by intercalated glacifluvial deposits. The glacifluvial sediments exhibit evidence of glaciotectonism, suggesting active overriding by the last ice sheet. Further evidence of an active ice margin is provided by the ground-penetrating radar profiles collected perpendicular to the moraine crest. These contain a series of northerly dipping reflectors, which we interpret as evidence of repeated basal freeze-on and melt-out of sediment slabs during ice margin oscillations, as has been observed at contemporary glacier margins in Iceland, Norway, and the Alps. The data presented here demonstrate that the last Fennoscandian Ice Sheet remained active around the time of the Vimmerby Moraine formation. This work highlights the benefits of including detailed sediment logging and near-surface geophysical surveys in the interpretation of deglaciation dynamics.

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Wiley , 2025. Vol. 54, no 1, p. 86-104
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-355504DOI: 10.1111/bor.12677ISI: 001339984400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85207001438OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-355504DiVA, id: diva2:1909733
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