Glacial history and shoreline displacement on Erdmannflya and Bohemanflya, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Salvigsen, Otto, Elgersma, Anne, Hjort, Christian, Lagerlund, Erik, Liestøl, Olav, Svensson, Nils-Olof
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1990
• Subjects: Svalbard; Erdmannflya; Bohemanflya; Esmarkbreen; glacier; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2388; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v8i2.6816

Traces of former glaciation were studied on Erdmannflya and Bohemanflya. Both peninsulas were probably completely covered by glaciers during the Late Weichselian and the final dcglaciation took place around years BP. Esmarkbreen readvanced shortly after 9,500 BP, probably a local and shortlasting ev...