Late Pleistocene glacial evidence in the northwest of Piranshahr

Introduction: Investigating the geomorphology of glaciers and the changes in their past climatic conditions is one of the major topics of mountainous regions. The border areas of Iran and Iraq, which are located along the Mako-Bane Mountain, have many evidences of glacial traces; But due to the border and security situation and the difficulty of commuting, it has been far from the eyes of researchers. People like Wright and Bobek, who have investigated the glacier areas on the other side of the border in Iraq and Turkey, up to the borders of Iran, have not written anything about the Iranian side of this mountain range. In the report of Pedrami and Mahmoudi, only general references are made. In the studied area, evidence of glaciers is widespread. In the southwest of Piranshahr, the heights of Qandil have been studied and the traces of glacier formation have been well preserved. The final glaciers have moved below the height of ۱۸۰۰ meters (Ghahroudi Tali et al,۲۰۱۶). In this research, an attempt has been made to investigate the performance of the refrigerator in these areas. In terms of country divisions, the studied region is located in the south of West Azarbaijan province and in the northwest of Piranshahr city and near the Iraqi border.

کلیدواژه ها:

Late Pleistocene ، glacial ، Piranshahr ، Iran