Deglaciation history and post-glacial mass movements in Balsfjord, northern Norway

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Forwick, Matthias, Vorren, Tore O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2002
• Subjects: Norway; Tromsø; Balsfjord; Skjevelnes; glacier; Northern Norway; Polar Research; Lyngen
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2142; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v21i2.6486

The deglaciation history of Balsfjord, northern Norway, and post-glacial mass movement events were investigated. Radiocarbon dates indicate that the Balsfjord glacier retreated from the Tromsø–Lyngen moraines about 10.4 14C Ky BP. Between ca. 10.3 14C Ky BP and 9.9 14C Ky BP, deposition of a distinc...