| Description: |
Geomorphology of the Cairngorm Mountains |
| Short Name: |
cairngorm_geomorph_poly |
| Metadata contact organization: |
Scottish Natural Heritage https://gateway.snh.gov.uk/natural-spaces/dataset.jsp?dsid=CAIRNGORM |
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| Reference date: |
20/04/2011 |
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| Licence notes: |
Licence type: OGL. Attribution: © Scottish Natural Heritage. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (year) |
| Type: |
Contextual (polygonal)
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| Classification: |
Scotland
⇒ Landscape
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| Data language: |
en |
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| Notes: |
A geomorphological assemblage map of the Cairngorm Mountains, from Glen Feshie in the west to Loch Builg in the east. The Cairngorm Mountains represent one of the finest assemblages of glacial and mountain landforms in the world, particularly noted for the diversity of features in a relatively compact area. These features incorporate a wealth of information about past environmental change and landscape evolution through periods of tropical, ice age and modern temperate climates. This landform heritage represents a precious educational and environmental resource, one which is unusual in the wide range and quality of the features that have taken millions of years to evolve. |
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| More information: |
https://gateway.snh.gov.uk/natural-spaces/dataset.jsp?dsid=CAIRNGORM
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