Mosedale Virtual Field Trip

VIRTUAL FIELDWORK

Mosedale

Lake District, NW England

debris cones
debris flow tracks
alluvial fans
talus
glacial depositional landforms (mostly moraines)
glacial erosion (glacial troughs)

Overview

Mosedale is located at Wasdale Head in the western Lake District, NW England. This virtual field trip provides an opportunity to walk along the eastern side of Mosedale and up through Black Sail Pass, with views down into Ennerdale to the north. Younger Dryas moraines in Mosedale and Ennerdale can be seen, but only from a distance. However, a range of valley side and valley floor features are clearly visible, including talus and debris flow tracks.

The imagery was acquired in May 2017. This virtual field trip may be extended if time and finances allow.

The field area is discussed in Chapter 14 in the following publication: McDougall, D.A. and Evans, D.J.A. (eds) (2015) The Quaternary of the Lake District: Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association, London.

Start of Virtual Field Trip

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Google Earth file (.kml)

Download this file if you want to view the virtual field trip stops within Google Earth. KML files can also be used in other applications and web services.

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Spreadsheet (.csv)

Download this file if you want to view the virtual field trip stops within GIS software, such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, QGis etc. Can also be used in Google Earth.

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Ordnance Survey Open Maps

Access to open maps from the Ordnance Survey. The functionality is much more limited than offerings from swisstopo or the USGS, for example. There is a subscription service that provides access to aerial imagery and the excellent OS Outdoor Leisure Maps. If you want to look at the latter for free, use Bing Maps.

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Bing Maps

In addition to its own mapping, this site provides access to published 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey Maps. You need to select these from the drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner of the main window, and they will only show at certain zoom levels. Satellite imagery is also available.

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Dr Des McDougall (BSc, PhD, SFHEA)

I'm a Physical Geographer at the University of Worcester (England, UK). Interests include mountain glaciers, mountain geomorphology and Quaternary environmental change. I'm also interested in the use of virtual reality in teaching.

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