Earth hummock. Earth hummocks are among the periglacial phenomena. The knoll covered with vegetation is |about 0.5 m high.| J-STAGE
Jokulsarlon lagoon. The Breidamerkurjokull glacier has been retreating since about 1920. The lagoon formed at the glacial front shows a yearly increase.| J-STAGE
Geyser Strokkur. The geyser erupts at 5-10 minute intervals.| J-STAGE
Lakagigar fissure eruption. The 1783-84 Laka- gigar eruption resulted in a great famine, due to which Iceland lost 20% of its population.| J-STAGE
The braided course of the Jokulfell downstream from Hofsjokull.| J-STAGE
Valley of Eldgja. The 934-40 Eldgja eruption occurred along a 75 km-long fissure.| J-STAGE
Palagonite ridge formed by subglacial eruption. Langjokull glacier in the background.| J-STAGE
Dettifoss waterfall. The waterfall is 44 m high. The river water is rich in suspended sediments and the waterfall volume is the greatest in Iceland.| J-STAGE
Normal fault at Thingvellir. The boundary between the North American plate on the left-hand side and the Eurasian to the right.| J-STAGE
Gullfoss waterfall. The two-step cataract has a total drop of 32 m.| J-STAGE
Basaltic lava field, the Svartshengi geothermal power plant (right), and the Blue Lagoon (left).| J-STAGE
Reykjavik is a smokeless city. Almost 100% of the electricity and the heating depends upon hydropower and geothermal energy.| J-STAGE

Latest Issue

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015 Vol.124 No.1

2015 Vol.124 No.1

The Rhone Glacier Disappeared from the Top of the Steep Cliff and Became Invisible from Gletsch

The Rhone glacier is one of the rapidly retreating glaciers in the Alps.Its history has been surveyed by many glaciologists since the 17th century.The glacier front was located near the site where Hotel Glacier du Rhone (1,757 m a.s.l.) stands today.However it retreated rapidly and disappeared from sight over the top of the steep cliff (ca. 2,200 m a.s.l.) in 2001.

(Photograph and explanation: Kunio OMOTO and Atsumu OHMURA)

Review Article

Recent Advances in Geophysical Studies of the Interior of Terrestrial Planets

Masaki OGAWA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), 1.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.1

Original Articles

Geosciences in Japanese Geoparks: Discussion and Suggestions Based on Multivariate Analyses

Takayuki OGATA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), 31.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.31

Regional Development of Nature Guide Activities in Oshima Town, Tokyo

Takumi ISONO

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), 43.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.43

Volcanic History of Ogasawara Ioto (Iwo-jima), Izu-Bonin Arc, Japan

Masashi NAGAI and Tetsuo KOBAYASHI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), 65.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.65

Ground Penetrating Radar Profiling beneath a Marine Terrace in the Cape Shiriyazaki,Shimokita Peninsula, NE Japan

Haruo KIMURA, Tabito MATSU'URA, Hiroyuki HAYASHI and Kiyoshi ICHIKAWA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), 101.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.101

Letters

The Rapidly Retreating Rhone Glacier in the Central Alps, Switzerland: Reconstruction Based on Photographs and Documents

Kunio OMOTO and Atsumu OHMURA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), 127.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.127

Creating and Publishing Digital Educational Materials on Map Projections

Takanori SATO

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), 137.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.137

Pictorials

Pictorial 1: Representative Outcrops of Major Deposits Constituting Ogasawara Ioto (Iwo-jima), Izu-Bonin Arc, Japan

Masashi NAGAI and Tetsuo KOBAYASHI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), i.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.i

Pictorial 2: History of Retreat of the Rhone Glacier Recorded Photographically

Kunio OMOTO and Atsumu OHMURA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), iii.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.iii

Pictorial 3: Geoscientific Sites and Story of Kikai Island, Located among the Amami Islands, Japan

Takayuki OGATA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2015, 124(1), v.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.124.v

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