Late Quaternary environmental history of central Prins Karls Forland, western Svalbard

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: ANDERSSON, TORBJÖRN, FORMAN, STEVEN L., INGÓLFSSON, ÓLAFUR, MANLEY, WILLIAM F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1999
• Subjects: Svalbard; Raised Beach; Prins Karls Forland; Forlandsundet; Poolepynten; glacier
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1999.tb00221.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1502-3885.1999.tb00221.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1999.tb00221.x

This paper presents the results from stratigraphic and geomorphologic investigations in the Poolepynten area, Prins Karls Forland, western Svalbard. Field mapping, soil profile development and 14 C dating reveal the existence of at least two generations of raised beach deposits. Well‐developed raise...