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(7-9 years), the scale of transgressive ice-
front movement is of a lower order than that
of regression. These observations can be
supported by evidence from a nearby valley
glacier and are in general agreement with
similar twentieth century studies (Rogstad,
1951; Nesje, 1989; Nesje et al., 1995),
making these fmdings of statistical signifi-
cance.
Acknowledgements
This paper is based on fieldwork carried out whilst on
the Liverpool University Iceland Expedition 1996. I
would like to thank Chris Hunt and Dr. Geoff Thomas
for organising the expedition. I am also indebted to Dr.
Andrew Dugmore and Professor David Sugden for com-
ments and advice on the manuscript.
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