Evidence for an extensive ice shelf in northern Baffin Bay during the Last Glacial Maximum

A large moraine system extends along the continental slope of Baffin Island, Canada, according to swath bathymetry and acoustic profiler data, which suggests that an ice shelf of 500 m thickness covered Baffin Bay during the Last Glacial Maximum.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors:	Pierre-Olivier Couette, Patrick Lajeunesse, Jean-François Ghienne, Boris Dorschel, Catalina Gebhardt, Dierk Hebbeln, Etienne Brouard
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:	Geology QE1-996.5 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Baffin Bay Baffin Island Canada Baffin Ice Shelf
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00559-7 https://doaj.org/article/9cf3f899e12849b0905a7a75520f70e8

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Summary:	A large moraine system extends along the continental slope of Baffin Island, Canada, according to swath bathymetry and acoustic profiler data, which suggests that an ice shelf of 500 m thickness covered Baffin Bay during the Last Glacial Maximum.