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(see bibliography). At the time of writing two
4 colour maps (1:30000) based on the 1945 and
1965 aerial photography are in the final stages
of production. These maps clearly indicate the
rapid wastage of Breidamerkurjokull over this
period of time and some dramatic changes in
the morphology and drainage systems of the
proglacial area.
The choice of a very large glacier as the
subject of study in this project had some major
disadvantages. It was not possible to carry out
a study of the mass-balance of such a large
glacier (15 km wide and over 20 km long),
but since the emphasis of the project was on
the frontal zone of the glacier ancl the pro-
cesses at work in the proglacial area, this clis-
advantage was counterbalanced by the great
variety of landforms and deposits existing
along the wide glacier front. The glaciological
studies were limited to an attempt to link the
factors of ice movement and ice wastage to
the morphological and sedimentalogical pro-
cesses at work in the frontal zone.
The project has proved to be a very stimu-
lating one from the point of view of the re-
search workers involved and an excellent op-
portunity to teach research methods to both
post-graduate and undergraduate stuclents. The
total investment of over £ 4000 obtained from
various sources listed earlier in this paper has
been supplemented by a great deal of labour
and equipment which it has not been possible
to cost. The photogrammetric plotting machin-
es of the Department of Geography have been
used on this project for at least 1000 hours
and departmental cartographers have been
employed for over 2000 hours in producing
maps and diagrams. This investment of money,
time ancl labour has allowed both research and
teaching to be carried out in Iceland. This
approacli will be continued during the summer
of 1968 when a field course will be given by
the author and Mr. Howarth, for sixteen
members of the British Quaternary Field Study
Group. In a sense this field course is the cul-
mination of the project because the initial
purpose of the project was to obtain informa-
tion about processes in an area of existing
glaciers so that areas formerly glaciated in
Britain could be more satisfactorily interpret-
ed. During this field-course 16 scientists actively
engaged in research in geomorphology, geology
and pedology in Britain will be able to see for
themselves a glacial environment.
A CKNO WLEDGEMENTS
The author is pleased to acknowledge the
support and co-operation of his co-supervisor
in this project, Mr. G. Petrie. Without the
devotion of Messrs. Welch and Howarth to
what was often rigorous and boring ivork this
project would not have been possible. Other
colleagues who gave advice and assistance
were: Mr. J. Keates, Mr. B. D. F. Methley and
Mr. H. Williams, Mr. S. Santa and Mr. A.
Kelly. All members of the project are indebted
t.o Prof. II. Miller for his continuous support
and io the following persons in Iceland xuho
gave advice and material assistance: Mr. A.
Bodvarsson (Landmaelingar Islancls), the fíjorns-
son brothers of Kvisker, Mr. S. Johannson
(Vegagerd rikisins), and Dr. S. Thorarinsson.
The following organisations provided finan-
cial support for the project:
The Nalural Environment Research Council
(formerly D.S.I.R.)
The Carnegie Trust for the University of
Scotland
Tlie Court of the Universily of Glasgow
The Royal Geographical Society
The Gino Wathkins Memorial Fund
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Howarth, P. J. 1966: An Esker, Breidamerkur-
jokull, Iceland. Occ. Paper No. 3, British
Geomorphological Research Group, 6—9.
— 1968: Geomorphological and Glaciological
Studies. Eastern Breidamerkurjokull, Ice-
land. Ph. D. thesis, University of Glasgow
— in press.
Petrie, G. and Pri.ce, R. J. 1966: Photogram-
metric Measurements of the Ice Wastage
and Morphological Changes Near the Case-
ment Glacier, Alaska. Canadian Journ.
Earth Sc„ 3, 827-840.
Price, R. J. 1966: Eskers Near the Casement
Glacier, Alaska. Geogr. Annal,48, Ser. A,
111-125.
— 1969: Moraines, Sandar, Kames ancl Eskers
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