The last glaciation of the Arctic volcanic island Jan Mayen

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: Lyså, Astrid, Larsen, Eiliv A., Anjar, Johanna, Akçar, Naki, Ganerød, Morgan, Hiksdal, Asbjørn, Van Der Lelij, Roelant, Vockenhuber, Christof
• Other Authors: Norges Forskningsråd
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Greenland; Greenland Sea; Ice cap; Jan Mayen; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bor.12482; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bor.12482; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/bor.12482

The volcanic island of Jan Mayen, remotely located in the Norwegian‐Greenland Sea, was covered by a contiguous ice cap during the Late Weichselian. Until now, it has been disputed whether parts of the island south of the presently glaciated Mount Beerenberg area were ever glaciated. Based on extensi...