Late Quaternary sea level history in the Paulatuk to Bathurst Inlet area, Northwest Territories

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 389-403

  Kerr, Daniel E ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGES;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, PAULATUK;

EID: 0029728922     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-029     Document Type: Article

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