THE MAIN GLACIAL LIMITS IN BELARUS

Abstract

This chapter discusses the latest modifications to the glacial pattern in Belarus in comparison to the 1980 Geomorphological Map. On the basis of the results of recent investigations, the glacial pattern in Belarus was more complicated than previously thought. The most significant recent modifications of this pattern concern the limits of the Poozerian Glaciation in the northwestern and northern parts of the country. The maximum limit of this glaciation in NW Belarus was located south of the Vilia valley and the glacier also spread toward south within the Upper Berezina lowland. The modified limits of the older glaciations are mainly based on the results of lithological studies and palaeobotanic investigations. The main modifications concern the position of the glacial limit of the Sozh Substage in Eastern Belarus and the maximum extent of the Dniepr Glaciation in Southern Belarus.