An Analysis of Drumlin Form in the Northeastern and North-Central United States
Hugh H. Mills · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1980
Research Article| November 01, 1980 An Analysis of Drumlin Form in the Northeastern and North-Central United States Hugh H. Mills Hugh H. Mills 1Department of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1980) 91 (11_Part_II): 2214–2289. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-P2-91-2214 Article history received: 06 Feb 1980 rev-recd: 27 May 1980 accepted: 07 Jul 1980 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Hugh H. Mills; An Analysis of Drumlin Form in the Northeastern and North-Central United States. GSA Bulletin 1980;; 91 (11_Part_II): 2214–2289. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-P2-91-2214 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Drumlins are "among Nature's most graceful hills," as Charlesworth (1957) has remarked, and it is perhaps as much for aesthetic as for scientific motives that they have received so much attention. And attention they have received, for there probably are hundreds of papers dealing wholly or partly with drumlins, many of which address drumlin form. In view of what might be considered by some a surfeit of such studies, perhaps a justification is in order for adding one more.Sugden and John (1976) have observed that there are almost as many theories of drumlin formation as there are drumlins. One of the few accepted facts concerning drumlins is that within a given area they tend to have a similar form. As drumlin form varies from area to area, then, if it is assumed that form is controlled by a relatively small number of factors, it is likely that these factors vary from area to area in a corresponding manner. If, by examining drumlin form in many different locations, it proves possible to correlate some glacial or geological conditions with this form, then it may be possible to draw some conclusions about what factors control form. In turn, this knowledge might well shed light on the origin of drumlins. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.