Raised beach deposits and new 14C ages from Picepynten, Prins Karls Forland, Western Svalbard

This note reports the occurrence of two generations of 14C dated raised beach deposits at Pricepynten, southern Prins Karls Forland, western Svalbard, dated to < 12 Kya and >30 Kya. In addition two new 14C ages of ca. 9.2 and 1.8 Ky are presented from Myrilus eclulis and a buried peat deposit,...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Author: Andesson, Torbjörn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2000
Subjects:
Svalbard
Kya
Raised Beach
Prins Karls Forland
Pricepynten
Polar Research
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2208
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v19i2.6552
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Summary:This note reports the occurrence of two generations of 14C dated raised beach deposits at Pricepynten, southern Prins Karls Forland, western Svalbard, dated to < 12 Kya and >30 Kya. In addition two new 14C ages of ca. 9.2 and 1.8 Ky are presented from Myrilus eclulis and a buried peat deposit, respectively.

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