Effects of an Arctic Environment on the Origin and Development of Freshwater Lakes1

• Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
• Main Authors: LIVINGSTONE, D. A., BRYAN, KIRK, LEAHY, R. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1958
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Lake; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1958.3.2.0192; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.1958.3.2.0192; https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.1958.3.2.0192

Thaw lakes beyond the glacial boundary in northern Alaska may be quiescent, with elliptical saucer‐shaped basins, or they may be actively expanding, with deeply pocked basins. Glacial lakes of the usual types are found in the glaciated southern part of the region. The lakes freeze to a depth of almo...