Major end moraines of Younger Dryas age on Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Canadian Arctic : implications for paleoclimate and for formation of hummocky moraine

Auteurs :
DYKE, A.S.
SAVELLE, J.M.

Description :
This paper presents a re-interpretation of part of a large moraine complex in the western Canadian Arctic. The AA. show that these moraines locally span much of the Younger Dryas interval. They may represent a regional response to Youger Dryas conditions rather than massive regional ice stagnation during pre-Younger Dryas time. The characteristics of these moraines have some general implications for interpretation of hummocky moraine south of current permafrost limits.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Canadian journal of earth sciences, issn : 0008-4077, 2000, vol. 37, n°. 4, p. 601-619, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 71 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Canada, Ottawa, ON, National Research Council of Canada