Open AccessThe Quaternary of the Kattegat area, Scandinavia: a review
Author(s) -
LYKKEANDERSEN HOLGER,
KNUDSEN KAREN LUISE,
CHRISTIANSEN CHRISTIAN
Publication year - 1993
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.1502-3885.1993.tb00187.x
Subject(s) - quaternary , geology , eemian , holocene , sedimentary rock , glacial period , interglacial , quaternary science , hydrography , paleontology , oceanography , geomorphology
The Quaternary sedimentary history and its relations to the pre‐Quaternary in the Kattegat region are reviewed. The Quaternary in the area is restricted to relatively young sediments, including scattered findings of Saalian deposits and more continuous occurrences from the Eemian, the Weichselian and the Holocene. Glacial and interglacial palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, including Holocene changes in oceanographic circulation, are reviewed, and the recent sedimentary processes and the present hydrographic regime are outlined. Furthermore, Quaternary and present tectonic activity in connection with some of the pre‐Quaternary fault zones is discussed.