Open AccessThe deglaciation between Skjerstadfjord and Svartisen, north Norway
Author(s) -
ANDERSEN B. G.,
BÖEN F.,
RASMUSSEN A.,
VALLEVIK P. N.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1979.tb00800.x
Subject(s) - deglaciation , preboreal , radiocarbon dating , geology , glacial period , moraine , shore , physical geography , paleontology , oceanography , younger dryas , geography
Six successive zones with distinctive marginal moraines are recognized. Based on radiocarbon dates the ages of the three oldest zones are believed to be: older than 11,100 years B.P. (Vasdal event), about 10,900 B.P. (Glomfjord‐Straumöy events), and between 10,400 and 9500 B.P. (Skjerstad event). The three youngest zones are Preboreal. Corresponding marine sediments, shorelines, glaciation limits and other glacial features are described.