Postglacial Isostatic Movement in Northeastern Devon Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago

The limit of marine submergence of the last glaciation in the Cape Sparbo region varied in elevation from 65 m at Base Camp lowland, 73 m in Sparbo-Hardy lowland, to 82 m in the Skogn area; these variations are in part due to differences in time of deglaciation. Radiocarbon dates of marine shells in...

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Main Authors: Muller, F., Barr, W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1966
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66483 2023-05-15T14:17:51+02:00 Postglacial Isostatic Movement in Northeastern Devon Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago Muller, F. Barr, W. 1966-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66483 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66483/50396 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66483 ARCTIC; Vol. 19 No. 3 (1966): September: 213–284; 263-169 1923-1245 0004-0843 Deglaciation Glaciation Sea level Sparbo Cape region Nunavut Skogn info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1966 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:21Z The limit of marine submergence of the last glaciation in the Cape Sparbo region varied in elevation from 65 m at Base Camp lowland, 73 m in Sparbo-Hardy lowland, to 82 m in the Skogn area; these variations are in part due to differences in time of deglaciation. Radiocarbon dates of marine shells indicate that the region was clear of ice by 15,500 yr BP; that the most rapid isostatic uplift occurred 9000-8000 yr BP and that the total rebound was about 110 m. The oldest dates, 15,000 and 13,000 BP, if correct, indicate the slow onset of isostatic uplift. Isostasie postglaciaire dans le nord-est de l'île Devon, Archipel Arctique canadien. Les auteurs ont étudié la morphologie isostatique des basses terres au voisinage du cap Sparbo. Les datations par le carbone-14 de coquillages marins indiquent que la région était libre de glace des 15,500 av. p. et que le relèment le plus rapide (approx. 6.5 m. par siècle) s'est produit entre le neuvième et le huitième millénaire av. p. Le rebondissement isostatique total a été d'environ 110 m. Les deux datations les plus anciennes (15,000 et 13,000 av. p.), si elles sont justes, sont une rare preuve de la lenteur du relèvement à son début. Article in Journal/Newspaper archipel arctique Arctic Arctic Archipelago Arctic Arctique* Canadian Arctic Archipelago Devon Island Nunavut University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Canadian Arctic Archipelago Cape Sparbo ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,75.818,75.818) Devon Island ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) Nunavut ARCTIC 19 3
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topic Deglaciation
Glaciation
Sea level
Sparbo
Cape
region
Nunavut
Skogn
spellingShingle Deglaciation
Glaciation
Sea level
Sparbo
Cape
region
Nunavut
Skogn
Muller, F.
Barr, W.
Postglacial Isostatic Movement in Northeastern Devon Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago
topic_facet Deglaciation
Glaciation
Sea level
Sparbo
Cape
region
Nunavut
Skogn
description The limit of marine submergence of the last glaciation in the Cape Sparbo region varied in elevation from 65 m at Base Camp lowland, 73 m in Sparbo-Hardy lowland, to 82 m in the Skogn area; these variations are in part due to differences in time of deglaciation. Radiocarbon dates of marine shells indicate that the region was clear of ice by 15,500 yr BP; that the most rapid isostatic uplift occurred 9000-8000 yr BP and that the total rebound was about 110 m. The oldest dates, 15,000 and 13,000 BP, if correct, indicate the slow onset of isostatic uplift. Isostasie postglaciaire dans le nord-est de l'île Devon, Archipel Arctique canadien. Les auteurs ont étudié la morphologie isostatique des basses terres au voisinage du cap Sparbo. Les datations par le carbone-14 de coquillages marins indiquent que la région était libre de glace des 15,500 av. p. et que le relèment le plus rapide (approx. 6.5 m. par siècle) s'est produit entre le neuvième et le huitième millénaire av. p. Le rebondissement isostatique total a été d'environ 110 m. Les deux datations les plus anciennes (15,000 et 13,000 av. p.), si elles sont justes, sont une rare preuve de la lenteur du relèvement à son début.
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author Muller, F.
Barr, W.
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Barr, W.
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title Postglacial Isostatic Movement in Northeastern Devon Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago
title_short Postglacial Isostatic Movement in Northeastern Devon Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago
title_full Postglacial Isostatic Movement in Northeastern Devon Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago
title_fullStr Postglacial Isostatic Movement in Northeastern Devon Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago
title_full_unstemmed Postglacial Isostatic Movement in Northeastern Devon Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago
title_sort postglacial isostatic movement in northeastern devon island, canadian arctic archipelago
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 1966
url https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66483
long_lat ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,75.818,75.818)
ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252)
geographic Arctic
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Cape Sparbo
Devon Island
Nunavut
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Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Cape Sparbo
Devon Island
Nunavut
genre archipel arctique
Arctic
Arctic Archipelago
Arctic
Arctique*
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Devon Island
Nunavut
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Arctic
Arctic Archipelago
Arctic
Arctique*
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Devon Island
Nunavut
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