Coastal morpho-stratigraphy and Holocene relative sea level changes at Tuapaat, southeastern Disko Island, central West Greenland

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Rasch, Morten, Nielsen, Niels
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1995
• Subjects: Greenland; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/1952; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v14i3.6668

The geomorphology of a coarse clastic coastal landscape at Tuapaat (69°24'N 52°36'W), southeastern Disko Island, central West Greenland, is described, and a coastal morpho-stratigraphy of the landscape is constructed. 14C ages on marine shells, whale bones, peat and gyttja are used to cons...