Postglacial sea-level history of Edgeøya and Barentsøya, eastern Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Bondevik, Stein, Mangerud, Jan, Ronnert, Lars, Salvigsen, Otto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1995
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Barents Sea; Hopen; Edgeøya; Barentsøya; Storøya; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/1945; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v14i2.6661

Four relative sea-level curves from Edgeøya and Barentsøya are constructed based on 81 radiocarbon age determinations on carefully selected and levelled samples in raised beaches, mostly driftwood embedded in beach gravel. All the dates, covering the period from the deglaciation to the present, are...