The last glaciation of the Arctic volcanic island Jan Mayen

• Main Authors: Lysa, Astrid, Larsen, Eiliv A., Anjar, Johanna, Akçar, Naki, Ganerod, Morgan, Hiksdal, Asbjorn, Van der Lelij, Roelant, Vockenhuber, Christof
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Beerenberg; Greenland; Jan Mayen; Greenland Sea; Ice cap; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/450899; https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000450899

The volcanic island of Jan Mayen, remotely located in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea, was covered by a contiguous ice cap during the Late Weichselian. Until now, it has been disputed whether parts of the island south of the presently glaciated Mount Beerenberg area were ever glaciated. Based on extensi...