Periglacial Shoreline Erosion of a Rocky Coast: George River Estuary, Northern Quebec

• Main Authors: Fournier, Alain, Allard, Michel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Coastal Research 2012
• Subjects: Geoscience; Geography; Ocean Science; Oceanography; Marine Science; Coastal Geology; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Erosion; frost-riving; sea ice; rock benches; raised shorelines; Ungava Bay; Arctic; Ungava Bay; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://journals.fcla.edu/jcr/article/view/78934

Shore erosion landforms in bedrock were observed along the estuary of George River in a macrotidal periglacial environment. Quarrying of cavities in gneissic bedrock is largely dependent on geological structure, principally on joints and foliations. Frost-riving operating in the jointed rock loosens...