Late Glacial and Postglacial Hudson Bay Sea Episode

Geological investigations, archeological studies, and radiocarbon dates indicate a similarity of events around Hudson Bay, commencing at the time Hudson Bay Basin was freed of glacier ice. The sea that then spread around Hudson Bay 7000 to 8000 years ago is here named "Tyrrell Sea." The su...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Lee, Hulbert A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1960
Subjects:
Freed
Hudson
Hudson Bay
Tyrrell
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.131.3413.1609
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.131.3413.1609
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Summary:Geological investigations, archeological studies, and radiocarbon dates indicate a similarity of events around Hudson Bay, commencing at the time Hudson Bay Basin was freed of glacier ice. The sea that then spread around Hudson Bay 7000 to 8000 years ago is here named "Tyrrell Sea." The subsequent rate of land emergence decreased exponentially.

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