The Age and Origin of the Little Diomede Island Upland Surface

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Gualtieri, Lyn, Brigham-Grette, Julie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2001
• Subjects: Little Diomede Island; Bering Strait; York terrace; cosmogenic isotope dating; beryllium-10; île de Petite Diomède; détroit de Béring; terrasse de York; datation cosmogonique aux isotopes; 10béryllium; Découverte; Arctic; Détroit de Béring; Diomede Island; Seward Peninsula
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63816

Geomorphology and projected uplift rates indicate that the upland surface of Little Diomede Island may represent a high sea level stand that occurred 2.6 million years ago in the Bering Strait. The 350-363 m upland surface of the island could be correlative with the York terrace, an uplifted marine...