Geomorphologic and Sedimentary Evolution of a Transgressive Thermokarst Coast, Mackenzie Delta Region, Canadian Beaufort Sea

• Main Authors: Hill, Philip R., Solomon, Steven
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Coastal Research 1999
• Subjects: Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie River; Beaufort Sea; Mackenzie river; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://journals.flvc.org/jcr/article/view/81163

Transgression of a thermokarst coastline results in the development of a distinctive coastal morphology consisting of breached thermokarst lakes, separated by narrow headlands fringed by barrier-spit complexes and sandflats. A detailed description of the geomorphology and sediment facies of one such...