Sand‐wedge and ventifact palaeoenvironmental indicators in North‐West Saskatchewan, Canada, 11 ka to 9.9 ka BP

• Main Author: Timothy G. Fisher
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Canada; Glacial Lake; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost; wedge*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199610)7:43.0.CO;2-W

Exhumed sand wedges and ventifacts in the upper Churchill watershed of north‐western Saskatchewan indicate that aeolian and periglacial processes were dominant from c. 11 to c 10.5 ka BP. Nineteen sand wedges were identified that display vertical foliation, form polygonal nets, and penetrate either...