Pleistocene Deposits Exposed Along the Yukon Coast

Four measured sections of unconsolidated Pleistocene strata exposed on the Yukon coast between Shingle Point and Herschel Island are described. The sediments have suffered ice thrust deformation and are unconformably overlain by fluvio-glacial retreatal gravels. The results of palynological examinat...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Naylor, D., McIntyre, D.J., McMillan, N.F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1972
Subjects:
Icebreaking
Ice pressure
Ice-structure interaction
Louis S. St. Laurent (Ship)
Manhattan (Ship)
Marine transportation
Pressure ridges
Sea ice
Winds
Baffin Bay-Davis Strait
Baffin Bay
Herschel Island
Yukon
Arctic
Baffin
Davis Strait
Herschel
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65993
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Summary:Four measured sections of unconsolidated Pleistocene strata exposed on the Yukon coast between Shingle Point and Herschel Island are described. The sediments have suffered ice thrust deformation and are unconformably overlain by fluvio-glacial retreatal gravels. The results of palynological examination, study of mollusca and a new 14C determination are discussed. Deformation of the coastal strata probably occurred between 37 900 and 9510 years ago.

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