The geomorphology of the centraI sector of the Italian
Alps has many interesting aspects. Some of these are: the
relationship between the morphology of the territory and
the geological structure; the morphology modelled by
glaciers; the morphological evidences of neo-tectonics and
the great landslides, which are typical of an alpine environment.
The itinerary of this field trip will allow us to observe
several of these aspects, travelling by coach, ferry, chair-lift
and walking. During the first day we will be travelling
from Milano to Como and will cross the end-moraine system
of Lake Como; then we will be travelling by ferry on
Lake Como from Como to Colico. After this we will follow
the Valtellina, one of the main valleys of the Italian Alps.
During the second day, travelling by jeep and walking, we
will visit some of the glaciers of the Ortles-Cevedale
Group and their Late Glacial and Holocenic moraine systems.
During the third and fourth days, moving from Valtellina
to Valcamonica, we will examine the glacial geomorphology
of the tonalitic massif of the Adamello. The
(I) Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio, Universit\ue0
di Milano.
(2) Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universit\ue0 di Pisa & Cnr.,
Centro di Studio per la Geologia Strutturale e Dinamica dell'Appennino,
Pisa.
(3) Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universit\ue0 di Milano.
(4) Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universit\ue0 di Torino. e) Dipartimento di Scienze della- Terra, Universit\ue0 di Modena.
fifth day will be devoted to the great rock-avalanches of
the Sarca and Adige valleys in the Trentino region. On the
sixth day, travelling by boat, we will observe the raised
beaches and the lake levels of Lake Garda. Finally, during
the seventh day we will cross the end-moraine system of
Lake Garda and the Po plain and, passing through Mantova,
we will arrive in Bologna for the Conferenc
