Holocene sea-ice variations in Greenland: onshore evidence

• Published in: The Holocene
• Main Author: Bennike, Ole
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2004
• Subjects: Greenland; Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden; Svalbard; The Beaches; glacier; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0959683604hl722rr; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1191/0959683604hl722rr

The oldest dated driftwood log from northern Greenland is c. 9300 cal. years old, which is about 2000 years younger than the beginning of the last deglaciation and 2000 years younger than the oldest driftwood on Svalbard. Driftwood entry to northern Greenland was rare until 7400 cal. years BP, indic...