Baffin Island Refugia Older than 54,000 Years

Two radiocarbon determinations on marine shells from the east coast of Baffin Island give ages exceeding 50,000 years. These findings indicate the existence of unglaciated areas (refugia) between fiords occupied by outlet glaciers flowing toward Baffin Bay, from the central part of the Wisconsin ice...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Löken, Olav H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1966
Subjects:
Hudson Bay
Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
Hudson
Foxe Basin
Baffin
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3742.1378
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.153.3742.1378
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.153.3742.1378 2024-06-09T07:44:52+00:00 Baffin Island Refugia Older than 54,000 Years Löken, Olav H. 1966 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3742.1378 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.153.3742.1378 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 153, issue 3742, page 1378-1380 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1966 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3742.1378 2024-05-16T12:54:11Z Two radiocarbon determinations on marine shells from the east coast of Baffin Island give ages exceeding 50,000 years. These findings indicate the existence of unglaciated areas (refugia) between fiords occupied by outlet glaciers flowing toward Baffin Bay, from the central part of the Wisconsin ice sheet, over the Foxe Basin—Hudson Bay area. Article in Journal/Newspaper Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Island Baffin Foxe Basin Hudson Bay Ice Sheet AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Hudson Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Island Hudson Foxe Basin ENVELOPE(-77.918,-77.918,65.931,65.931) Science 153 3742 1378 1380
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description Two radiocarbon determinations on marine shells from the east coast of Baffin Island give ages exceeding 50,000 years. These findings indicate the existence of unglaciated areas (refugia) between fiords occupied by outlet glaciers flowing toward Baffin Bay, from the central part of the Wisconsin ice sheet, over the Foxe Basin—Hudson Bay area.
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author Löken, Olav H.
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Baffin Island Refugia Older than 54,000 Years
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title Baffin Island Refugia Older than 54,000 Years
title_short Baffin Island Refugia Older than 54,000 Years
title_full Baffin Island Refugia Older than 54,000 Years
title_fullStr Baffin Island Refugia Older than 54,000 Years
title_full_unstemmed Baffin Island Refugia Older than 54,000 Years
title_sort baffin island refugia older than 54,000 years
publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
publishDate 1966
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3742.1378
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.153.3742.1378
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Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
Hudson
Foxe Basin
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Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
Hudson
Foxe Basin
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Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
Baffin
Foxe Basin
Hudson Bay
Ice Sheet
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Hudson Bay
Ice Sheet
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