Notizie preliminari sulla presenza di un grande ghiacciaio vallivo nella media valle dell'Indo (Pakistan) durante il Pleistocene
In the summer 1971 during the exploration of the middle Indus valley between Chilas and Besham Qila, three huge end moraines of the Pleistocene Indus glacier were discovered. The uppermost deposit blocks the bottom of the valley near Gunar (1220 m a.s.l.), the second near Dudishal (840 m), and the third near Shatial (800 m). The first is more recent than the other two. Some more recent end moraines were discovered in the lower Gilgit valley, near Dak Chanki and upstream of Gilgit town. The above...