Eine besondere Art von Pingos am Hohen Venn (Eifel)

Abstract. Furrows in slope direction are observed at the south east slope of Hohes Venn/ Eifel. These furrows are bordered at both sides and at the lower end (down the slope) by a rampart 2 m high. The microrelief forms are believed to be residual forms of extended pingos. The ob'ong pingo ice blocks resulted from water moving downwards in the top soil. This water crystallized little by little at the ice block in this way causing the ice block to grow towards the water, i. e. upwards the slope. We consider it fairly unprobable that the pingo ice block might have slid down and thereby ploughed up the earth rampart. Based on the good conservation of the form and the pollenanalytical studies (by A. W. Rehagen) the age of this pingolike form was placed into Younger Würm (Wisconsin).