A reinterpretation of glacial and marine limits around the northwestern Laurentide Ice Sheet

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Dyke, Arthur S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Canada; Prince of Wales Island; Melville Sound; Viscount Melville Sound; Banks Island; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e87-058; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e87-058

Seven new radiocarbon dates pertaining to deglaciation of northern Prince of Wales Island place the margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet on the island by 11 000 BP. This requires a revision of the proposed age for the Viscount Melville Sound Ice Shelf of 10 300 – 9880 BP. A revised age of 11 300 – 11...