Submarine Pingos in the Beaufort Sea

Numerous underwater mounds found on the continental shelf of the Beaufort Sea are thought to be pingos (hills that have a central core of ice) which have formed in the marine environment subsequent to oceanic transgression.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Shearer, J. M., Macnab, R. F., Pelletier, B. R., Smith, T. B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1971
Subjects:
Beaufort Sea
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.174.4011.816
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.174.4011.816
Description
Summary:Numerous underwater mounds found on the continental shelf of the Beaufort Sea are thought to be pingos (hills that have a central core of ice) which have formed in the marine environment subsequent to oceanic transgression.

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