AN OVERVIEW OF GEOMORPHOLOGY OF A TYPICAL COAST ON WEST COAST OF JUTLAND, DANMARK

Based on field observation and data collection, the typical landforms and the current research status of the west coast of Jutland, Denmark were summarized. The results show that the west coastline of Jutland, is 470 km long. There are two major types of coast, non-barrier coast and barrier coast. The non-barrier coast mainly consist of dunes with part of sea cliffs, distributed from Skagen to south Blåvands Huk; The barrier coats mainly consist of barrier island-lagoon and salt marsh, distributed from Blåvands Huk to south Rømø barrier island and further extended southward to the boundary with Germany. The northwest coast of Jutland is uplifting owing to the past glacial rebounding, The uplifting activity weakens gradually southward, and ceased in the Ringkøbing Fjord region, then turns to subsiding to the south. Therefore, different Holocene relative sea level information were recorded. Since 7 150 cal yrs BP, when the relative sea level dropped 16~25 m in Skagen; in Skellingen, the relative sea level has remained stable around the modern sea level. The relative sea level has raised for 4 m in the salt marsh in the east of Ho Bugt during the last 4 000 years, and about 15 m during the last 8 000 years in barrier island of Rømø. Local researches have been carried out on reconstruction of sea level changes (sea level index point, auto-compaction of peat layer, dating, etc.), Holocene evolution of the geological environment, modern open tidal quantitative deposition monitoring on the west coast of Jutland, and provided useful references for coastal research.