The traces of the last pleistocene glacial maximum in the eastern Kamnik-Savinja Alps

Abstract

The area of the eastern Kamnik-Savinja Alps was glaciated in the time of the Last Pleistocene Glacial Maximum (LGM). The glacial landforms mentioned by the previous researchers and other landforms in the area were examined, gemorphologically mapped, morphographically and morphometrically analysed and a new map of the extent of the LGM was produced. The research revealed several glaciers in the area and that their sizes differed, primarily depending on the slope inclination direction.

Towards Transferable Use of Terrain Ruggedness Component in the Geodiversity Index

“…The Logar Valley is an Alpine valley in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, which was glacially transformed during the last glaciation [58], and is today one of the key tourist hotspots mainly for hiking and rural tourism. The lateral and terminal moraines of the Logar paleoglacier are located in the upper part of the valley.…”

“…In real-life studies, the selection of a certain digital terrain model (DTM)-as well as often also other geodiversity components-depends on the available data [16], which is important to delimit the selection of other geodiversity components. As a hypothetical study, The Logar Valley is an Alpine valley in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, which was glacially transformed during the last glaciation [58], and is today one of the key tourist hotspots mainly for hiking and rural tourism. The lateral and terminal moraines of the Logar paleoglacier are located in the upper part of the valley.…”