Strandflat

Strandflat (Norwegian: strandflate^[1]) is a landform typical of the Norwegian coast consisting of a flattish erosion surface on the coast and near-coast seabed. In Norway, strandflats provide room for settlements and agriculture, constituting important cultural landscapes.^[1] The shallow and protected waters of strandflats are valued fishing grounds that provide sustenance to traditional fishing settlements.^[1] Outside Norway proper, strandflats can be found in other high-latitude areas, such as Antarctica, Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, the Russian Far North, Greenland, Svalbard, Sweden and Scotland.

The strandflats are usually bounded on the landward side by a sharp break in slope, leading to mountainous terrain or high plateaux. On the seaward side, strandflats end at submarine slopes.^[2]^[3] The bedrock surface of strandflats is uneven and tilts gently towards the sea.^[3]

The concept of a strandflat was introduced in 1894 by Norwegian geologist Hans Reusch.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c Bryhni, Inge (2018-05-16). "strandflate". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.
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^ ^a ^b Corner, Geoffrey (2004). "Scandes Mountains". In Seppälä, Matti (ed.). The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia. Oxford University Press. pp. 240–254. ISBN 978-0-19-924590-1.
^ Lidmar-Bergström, K.; Olsson, S.; Roaldset, E. (1999). "Relief features and palaeoweathering remnants in formerly glaciated Scandinavian basement areas". In Thiry, Médard; Simon-Coinçon, Régine (eds.). Palaeoweathering, Palaeosurfaces and Related Continental Deposits. Special publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists. Vol. 27. Blackwell Science Ltd. pp. 275–301. ISBN 0-632-05311-9.
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[SNLstrandflate-1] Bryhni, Inge (2018-05-16). "strandflate". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.

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[Corner2004-3] Corner, Geoffrey (2004). "Scandes Mountains". In Seppälä, Matti (ed.). The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia. Oxford University Press. pp. 240–254. ISBN 978-0-19-924590-1.

[Karnaetal1999-4] Lidmar-Bergström, K.; Olsson, S.; Roaldset, E. (1999). "Relief features and palaeoweathering remnants in formerly glaciated Scandinavian basement areas". In Thiry, Médard; Simon-Coinçon, Régine (eds.). Palaeoweathering, Palaeosurfaces and Related Continental Deposits. Special publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists. Vol. 27. Blackwell Science Ltd. pp. 275–301. ISBN 0-632-05311-9.

[Odleivetal2013-5] Cite error: The named reference Odleivetal2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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