Nordlaguna – A unique lake basin at the foot of the Beerenberg volcano, Jan Mayen, containing partially enigmatic sediments

• Published in: Quaternary Science Advances
• Main Authors: Björck, Svante, Kylander, Malin E., Larsen, Eiliv, Lyså, Astrid, Christoffersen, Marianne, Ludvigsen, Martin, Wastegård, Stefan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Geology; Arctic char; Clr transformation; Jan Mayen; Land-locked lake; Marine-limnic transitions; Tephra impact; Volcano; XRF analyses; Arctic; Beerenberg; Nesje; Nordlaguna; Magnetic susceptibility
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/6d07e43d-7694-453e-b315-d19d49773921; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2022.100060

Sediments from the only permanent lake on the island of Jan Mayen (71°N, 08°30′W), Lake Nordlaguna (NL), were investigated. The lake, with an area of ∼1 km2, is situated at the foot of the world's northernmost active subaerial volcano and is separated from the sea by a 150–240 m wide beach barr...