Quaternary history of Axel Heiberg Island bordering Nansen Sound, Northwest Territories, emphasizing the last glacial maximum

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Bednarski, Jan M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1998
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Northwest Territories; Eureka; Heiberg; Axel Heiberg Island; Eureka Sound; Nansen Sound
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e97-124; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e97-124

The landscape of northeastern Axel Heiberg Island records an erosional history since the Neogene, whereas the glacial and sea-level history relate to Late Wisconsinan glaciation. During the last glacial maximum northeastern Axel Heiberg Island was covered by glaciers emanating from local and regiona...