The Geologic History of Cape Cod describes the glacial formation of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and the ever changing shore as the Cape adjusts to the rising sea.

Excerpt from Geologic History of Cape Cod, Massachusetts Moraines and outwash 'plains on Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cape Cod mark positions of the ice front during retreat. The relationships between the deposits and the lobes can be seen in this figure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

... Brief history of geologic events shaping Cape Cod ...

...Based on a study of the geological features of the south shore of Cape Cod between Hyannis and Chatham; it presents a geologic background as well as certain geologic data pertinent to problems of coast control; presents a general description of the geologic history and origin of the materials that make up the Cape Cod area as well as a more detailed description of the geologic features of the south shore between Hyannis and Chatham...