The book deals with push moraines on Spitsbergen. The main body is
a translation of the original German report by Karl Gripp on a 1927
expedition. The quality of Gripp's work is evaluated to see whether
it stands the test of time. It is found that it is very modern,
every year people still go into the field with the same research
questions. It is also found that most likely Gripp's report
contains the first description of features that we now take for
granted, for instance the description of looped moraines to detect
surges. Push moraines are still being studied and to show where we
stand now two papers have been added that analyse two particular
examples, Holmstrombreen and Sefstrombreen. The two examples are
geographically close together, but reflect two completely different
settings: terrestrial Holmstrombreen and tidewater Sefstrombreen.
Since a few years we know of the De Geer Archive, a collection of
glass negatives of Spitsbergen, relating to De Geer's expeditions
between 1882 and 1910. The negatives have only emerged recently and
a collection of prints relating to Holmstrombreen and Sefstrombreen
is included here. Together with a third paper incorporated in the
book, this time an evaluation of De Geer's photos and maps of the
Sefstrombreen surge, this material shows the importance of
incorporating historical documentation in our studies.
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