The development of the pinnacles (Lena pillars) along Middle Lena (Sakha Republic,Siberia, Russia) |
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| Authors: | Márton Veress Zoltán Zentai Kálmán Péntek Ljubov Döbröntei Ljubov Danilovna Kiprijanova |
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| Institution: | University of West Hungary, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physical Geography, Szombathely, Hungary |
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| Abstract: | The study deals with the Lena Pillars (Sakha Republic, Russia, Siberia). The Lena Pillars are pinnacle features which are characteristic on karsts. The importance of these features is that they are extremely large and occur on very large areas. Their occurrence is interesting because they do not appear on tundra karst. We investigated the veneers of cliffs, the fracture density of the building rock, the distribution and dispersion of the fracture directions, direction distribution and dispersion of the giant grikes between the pillars, the layer thickness of the building rock, the size and dispersion of debris. We distinguished pillar types, and then we classified the features on the area of the pillars from a morphogenetical point of view. According to investigations and morphological analyses, the pillars developed from palaeokarsts. During the former karstification grikes and caverns developed close to the surface. These features coalesced into each other. The giant grikes of great size became filled and the pillars were covered. After the cut of the Lena River these features were revealed and became exhumed. Now the pillars are destroyed and continue developing by frost weathering. |
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| Keywords: | Lena River Pinnacle Landscape Giant grike Rock pillar Cave |
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