Recent Changes of Sea-level Along the Northeast Coast of Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada

Describes a geomorphic investigation of raised marine depositional features. Two sets were identified; a younger up to 375 ft above sea level is referred to the Recent isostatic emergence of the area; the older and higher set are considered evidence of either an older emergence or earlier deglaciati...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Compton, P.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1964
Subjects:
Deglaciation
Baffin Island
Brodeur Peninsula
Canada
Arctic
Baffin
eskimo*
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66563 2023-05-15T14:19:20+02:00 Recent Changes of Sea-level Along the Northeast Coast of Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada Compton, P.A. 1964-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66563 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66563/50476 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66563 ARCTIC; Vol. 17 No. 4 (1964): December: 217–296; 279-285 1923-1245 0004-0843 Deglaciation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1964 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:21Z Describes a geomorphic investigation of raised marine depositional features. Two sets were identified; a younger up to 375 ft above sea level is referred to the Recent isostatic emergence of the area; the older and higher set are considered evidence of either an older emergence or earlier deglaciation. Investigation of Eskimo Spit (map) showed uplift to be continuing or to have ceased only recently. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Brodeur Peninsula eskimo* University of Calgary Journal Hosting Baffin Island Brodeur Peninsula ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,72.501,72.501) Canada ARCTIC 17 4
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Recent Changes of Sea-level Along the Northeast Coast of Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada
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description Describes a geomorphic investigation of raised marine depositional features. Two sets were identified; a younger up to 375 ft above sea level is referred to the Recent isostatic emergence of the area; the older and higher set are considered evidence of either an older emergence or earlier deglaciation. Investigation of Eskimo Spit (map) showed uplift to be continuing or to have ceased only recently.
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title Recent Changes of Sea-level Along the Northeast Coast of Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada
title_short Recent Changes of Sea-level Along the Northeast Coast of Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada
title_full Recent Changes of Sea-level Along the Northeast Coast of Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada
title_fullStr Recent Changes of Sea-level Along the Northeast Coast of Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada
title_full_unstemmed Recent Changes of Sea-level Along the Northeast Coast of Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada
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