Postglacial Uplift at Tanquary Fiord, Northern Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories I

ABSTRACT. From the radiocarbon ages of samples of marine shells and peat, al postglacial upiift curve has been constructed for the upper part of Tanquary Fiord; in northern Ellesmere Island. The data show that the head of the fiord was clear of glacial ice by at least 6,500 years ago. From 6,500 to...

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Main Authors: G. Hattersley-smithl, Austin Long
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.542.1679
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic20-4-255.pdf