1) The writers divided the Quarternary system in these district as follows. Namely, Yokosuka consisting of Horinouchi basal conglomerate, Otsu shell bearing sandstone and Mabori sandstone members, Obaradai formations and Obaradai Loam in ascending order. 2) Considering from abundant molluscan, foraminiferal and pollen fossils found from the Otsu shell bearing sandstone member, the writers assumed its sedimentary environment was an embayment, whose opening toward to north, and both of cold and mild currents poured into it. 3) Surface of the Obaradai upland is nearly fiat, whose height is 75-85 meters from the sea level, and inclined gently northwards. Sediments composing this upland are chiefly made of Hashirimizu conglomerate, although its fiat plane has been formed by the deposition of Obaradai formation, chiefly composed of granule bearing sandstone. 4) The hill-land developed in the west side of Obaradai has complex relief, whose mean height is 50-70 meters from the sea level. It probably due to the fact that the Obaradai composed of relatively permiable materials, and contralily that the hillland composed of relatively impermiable fine grained materials.
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