A 36 Ky record of iceberg rafting and sedimentation from north-west Iceland

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Geirsdóttir, Áslaug, Andrews, John T., Ólafsdóttir, Saedís, Helgadóttir, Gudrún, Hardardóttir, Jórunn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2002
• Subjects: Kya; Efstadalsvatn; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland; Polar Research; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2146; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v21i2.6490

Evidence from north-west Iceland's shelf and fjords is used to develop a scenario for environmental change during the last 36 cal Ky. The retreat history of the Iceland Ice Cap during the last deglaciation is delineated through lithofacies studies, carbon analyses and magnetic susceptibility, a...