Sedimentation in an esker system influenced by bedrock topography near Kingston, Ontario

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Henderson, Penny J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1988
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Glacial Lake; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e88-098; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e88-098

Late Wisconsinan sand and gravel deposits on the Frontenac Arch, Ontario, record a major meltwater drainage system developed subglacially and subaqueously in one or more glacial lake phases of the Lake Ontario basin during retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Factors influencing channel location, mo...