Holocene Sea Levels in Southeast Alaska: Preliminary Results

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Mobley, Charles M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1988
• Subjects: Archaeology; Geological time; Glacial epoch; Palaeogeography; Quaternary period; Radiocarbon dating; Recent epoch; Sea level; Sediments (Geology); Glaciation; Alaska; Southeastern; British Columbia; Northern; Prince of Wales Island; Queen Charlotte; Archipel; Archipelago; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64784

Natural raised marine deposits and archaeological sites recently discovered in southeastern Alaska have been measured relative to mean sea level and radiocarbon dated. Plots of sites on Heceta and Prince of Wales islands are compared to those developed for British Columbia. The Heceta Island curve i...