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Pleistocene tunnel valleys in northern Germany – Influence of the underlying geology on tunnel-valley formation and reactivation

The figure shows two maps of the distribution of tunnel valleys in northern Germany. The deepest tunnel valleys occur in a northwest-southeast trending area approximately along the axis Hamburg – Berlin. Left: Overview map, showing the distribution of the subglacial tunnel valleys in northern Germany. Today, most tunnel valleys are completely infilled by sediment and no longer visible at the surface. Right: Simplified map of the maximum tunnel-valley depths. Tunnel-valley courses are restricted to their thalwegs clustered into five depth zones based on their maximum depths of erosion. The depth zones can aid to estimate potential future depths of erosion Source: BGR

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