An early Holocene Greenland whale from Melville Bugt, Greenland
Radiocarbon age determination of a Greenland whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) vertebra from Melville Bugt in northwestern Greenland yields an age of 9259–8989 cal yr BP. The margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet in Melville Bugt was situated behind its AD 1950–2000 position in the early Holocene, at a simil...
Published in: | Quaternary Research |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2008
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.004 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589407001330?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589407001330?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400014307 |
id |
crcambridgeupr:10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.004 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
crcambridgeupr:10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.004 2024-06-09T07:44:55+00:00 An early Holocene Greenland whale from Melville Bugt, Greenland Bennike, Ole 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.004 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589407001330?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589407001330?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400014307 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Quaternary Research volume 69, issue 1, page 72-76 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 journal-article 2008 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.004 2024-05-15T12:59:45Z Radiocarbon age determination of a Greenland whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) vertebra from Melville Bugt in northwestern Greenland yields an age of 9259–8989 cal yr BP. The margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet in Melville Bugt was situated behind its AD 1950–2000 position in the early Holocene, at a similar position to that being reached following rapid retreat in recent years. Such an early deglaciation of areas close to the Greenland Ice Sheet is unusual. This probably reflects the unique glaciological setting resulting from the narrow fringe of ice-free islands and peninsulas and offshore waters with deep areas that characterize this part of Greenland. The timing of Greenland Ice Sheet retreat to its present margin varies significantly around Greenland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaena mysticetus Greenland Ice Sheet Melville bugt Cambridge University Press Greenland Melville Bugt ENVELOPE(-61.000,-61.000,75.750,75.750) Quaternary Research 69 1 72 76 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Cambridge University Press |
op_collection_id |
crcambridgeupr |
language |
English |
description |
Radiocarbon age determination of a Greenland whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) vertebra from Melville Bugt in northwestern Greenland yields an age of 9259–8989 cal yr BP. The margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet in Melville Bugt was situated behind its AD 1950–2000 position in the early Holocene, at a similar position to that being reached following rapid retreat in recent years. Such an early deglaciation of areas close to the Greenland Ice Sheet is unusual. This probably reflects the unique glaciological setting resulting from the narrow fringe of ice-free islands and peninsulas and offshore waters with deep areas that characterize this part of Greenland. The timing of Greenland Ice Sheet retreat to its present margin varies significantly around Greenland. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Bennike, Ole |
spellingShingle |
Bennike, Ole An early Holocene Greenland whale from Melville Bugt, Greenland |
author_facet |
Bennike, Ole |
author_sort |
Bennike, Ole |
title |
An early Holocene Greenland whale from Melville Bugt, Greenland |
title_short |
An early Holocene Greenland whale from Melville Bugt, Greenland |
title_full |
An early Holocene Greenland whale from Melville Bugt, Greenland |
title_fullStr |
An early Holocene Greenland whale from Melville Bugt, Greenland |
title_full_unstemmed |
An early Holocene Greenland whale from Melville Bugt, Greenland |
title_sort |
early holocene greenland whale from melville bugt, greenland |
publisher |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
publishDate |
2008 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.004 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589407001330?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589407001330?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400014307 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-61.000,-61.000,75.750,75.750) |
geographic |
Greenland Melville Bugt |
geographic_facet |
Greenland Melville Bugt |
genre |
Balaena mysticetus Greenland Ice Sheet Melville bugt |
genre_facet |
Balaena mysticetus Greenland Ice Sheet Melville bugt |
op_source |
Quaternary Research volume 69, issue 1, page 72-76 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 |
op_rights |
https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.004 |
container_title |
Quaternary Research |
container_volume |
69 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
72 |
op_container_end_page |
76 |
_version_ |
1801373756694724608 |