Paleoecology and age of the Flitaway and Isortoq interglacial deposits, north-central Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Morgan, Alan V., Kuc, Marian, Andrews, John T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1993
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Northwest Territories; Baffin Island; Canada; Barnes Ice Cap; Baffin; Isortoq
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e93-080; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e93-080

Peats and woody-detrital deposits at two localities close to the Barnes Ice Cap at approximately 70°N contain insect faunas and mosses that indicate that these sites were situated close to tree line during the period of deposition. Modern tree line occurs some 1325 km (820 mi) to the south and south...