A dated volcano-tectonic deformation event in Jan Mayen causing landlocking of Arctic charr

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Larsen, Eiliv, Lyså, Astrid, Höskuldsson, Ármann, Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud, Nadeau, Marie-Josée, Power, Michael, Tassis, Georgios, Wastegård, Stefan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Beerenberg; Jan Mayen; Mayan; Arctic charr; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2731258; https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3280

We provide the first documentation of tectonic deformation resulting from a volcanic eruption on the island of Jan Mayen. Vertical displacement of about 14 m southwest of the stratovolcano Beerenberg is associated with an eruption in ad 1732 on its southeastern flank. The age of the uplift event is...