Late Quaternary sedimentation and the postglacial sea-level minimum in Port au Port Bay and vicinity, west Newfoundland

• Published in: Atlantic Geology
• Main Authors: Forbes, D. L., Shaw, J., Eddy, B. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Atlantic Geoscience Society 1993
• Subjects: East Bay; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ag/article/view/1986

Marine geophysical surveys in Port au Port Bay, west Newfoundland, have revealed more than 50 m of Quaternary fill in East Bay and lesser amounts in other basins. Six seismostratigraphic units have been identified and interpreted as follows: (1) an acoustically unstratified unit, including till and...