The maximum extent of the Laurentide ice sheet along the east coast of North America during the last glaciation
ABSTRACT. During the last hundred years, two widely opposing views of the maximum extent of the Laurentide Ice Sheet have prevailed at diierent times. Between 1860 and 1940, it was assumed that ice extent along the eastern seaboard was limited and that ice-free areas persisted during the Maximum of...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.467.7623 2023-05-15T14:18:37+02:00 The maximum extent of the Laurentide ice sheet along the east coast of North America during the last glaciation Jack D. Ives The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1978 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.467.7623 http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/2638/2615/ en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.467.7623 http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/2638/2615/ Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/2638/2615/ text 1978 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T07:01:59Z ABSTRACT. During the last hundred years, two widely opposing views of the maximum extent of the Laurentide Ice Sheet have prevailed at diierent times. Between 1860 and 1940, it was assumed that ice extent along the eastern seaboard was limited and that ice-free areas persisted during the Maximum of the Last Glaciation. After 1940, this interpretation was replaced by one contending that all high coastal mountains were inundated. This view, proposed by the late R.F. Flint, was widely accepted as fact until the last few years. This paper reviews the opposing interpretations and analyses the frequently equivocal field evidence and the developments of thought responsible for them. On the basis of field work carried out over the last twenty years, it is suggested that the earlier viewpoint was the more accurate. A map is presented of the author's conclusions regarding maximum ice limits. R~SUMÉ. L'étendue maximale de la couche glaciaire des Laurentides le long de la côte orientale de l'dmtrique du Nord durant la derni2re période glaciaire. Au cours des cent dernières années, deux opinions nettement opposées ont prévalu, selon Text Arctic Ice Sheet Unknown Flint ENVELOPE(-65.417,-65.417,-67.333,-67.333) |
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ABSTRACT. During the last hundred years, two widely opposing views of the maximum extent of the Laurentide Ice Sheet have prevailed at diierent times. Between 1860 and 1940, it was assumed that ice extent along the eastern seaboard was limited and that ice-free areas persisted during the Maximum of the Last Glaciation. After 1940, this interpretation was replaced by one contending that all high coastal mountains were inundated. This view, proposed by the late R.F. Flint, was widely accepted as fact until the last few years. This paper reviews the opposing interpretations and analyses the frequently equivocal field evidence and the developments of thought responsible for them. On the basis of field work carried out over the last twenty years, it is suggested that the earlier viewpoint was the more accurate. A map is presented of the author's conclusions regarding maximum ice limits. R~SUMÉ. L'étendue maximale de la couche glaciaire des Laurentides le long de la côte orientale de l'dmtrique du Nord durant la derni2re période glaciaire. Au cours des cent dernières années, deux opinions nettement opposées ont prévalu, selon |
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The maximum extent of the Laurentide ice sheet along the east coast of North America during the last glaciation |
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The maximum extent of the Laurentide ice sheet along the east coast of North America during the last glaciation |
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The maximum extent of the Laurentide ice sheet along the east coast of North America during the last glaciation |
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