The glacial history of the Hans Tausen Iskappe and the last glaciations of Peary Land, North Greenland

Studies of glacial geology near the Hans Tausen Iskappe, 82°N, suggest that the Greenland Ice Sheet covered Peary Land during the Late Weichselian. The ice sheet experienced successive marginal retreat due to calving along the major fjords, and an extensive thinning in response to the climatic ameli...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Meddelelser om Grønland. Geoscience
Main Authors: Landvik, Jon Y., Anker, Weidick, Hansen, Anette
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland /Danish Polar Center 2001
Subjects:
Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/meddrgroenland_geosci/article/view/140218