42°59′21″N 70°36′54″W / 42.98917°N 70.61500°W
Appledore Island (formerly known as Hog Island) is the largest of the Isles of Shoals located about seven miles off the Maine coast. It is part of the Town of Kittery, in York County.
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Geology
The maximum elevation of Appledore is about 80 feet above sea level.[1] The majority of the island has a metamorphic makeup, with gneiss being the most prevalent.[2] The formation of the island is thought to be characterized by 5 major geological events, namely formation of the Rye Complex of Maine and New Hampshire, intrusion of diorites, Acadian orogeny, diabase dikes, and glaciation.[2]
Evidence of these events can be seen in glacial scarps, evidence of abrasion, presence of dikes, glacial plucking, and more. For example, glacial plucking contributed to the whaleback shape of the island which is resultant of rock drumlin cliff faces.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Bemis, W.E. (2015). "Map of Appledore Island" (PDF). Shoals Marine Lab Maps.
- ^ a b Dorais, Michael John; Bothner, Wallace; Buchwaldt, Robert (2014-10-18). "The Appledore Island pluton of the Rye Complex, coastal New Hampshire and Maine, USA: geochronological and chemical evidence for the affinity of an enigmatic terrane". Atlantic Geology. 50: 138. doi:10.4138/atlgeol.2014.009. ISSN 1718-7885.
- ^ Benn (2014-02-04). Glaciers and Glaciation, 2nd edition. doi:10.4324/9780203785010. ISBN 9780203785010.
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