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Fig. 5. Cross-sections of Fljótsdalur
on lines shown in Fig. 1. Vertical
exaggeration approximately 5 tim-
es. — 5. mynd. Þversnið af Fljótsdal,
sjá legu þeirra á 1. mynd.
On the opposite side of upper Fljótsdalur between
Brattagerði and the Gilsá ravine the valley-side is cut by
shelves and channels. None of these features appears to
the N of the Gilsá, where the valley widens out north-
wards.
Moving N along the W side of the valley from the
Bessastaðaá ravine rather indistinct steps are visible
above about 200 m although the slope is largely obs-
cured by deposits which will be discussed later in detail.
These begin above the Skriðuklaustur farm and con-
tinue across the Bessastaðaá. From here northwards,
however, the valley opens out so much that it is difficult
to describe it as a glacial trough. (Fig. 5).
(b) Erosion by other processes. The cliff of Hallorms-
staðabjarg, shown in Fig. 5c in section, is generally
accepted as a rockfall feature of great size, (see Hjartar-
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