Late Quaternary glaciation and postglacial stratigraphy of the northern Pacific margin of Canada

Quaternary Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-123

  Barrie, J Vaughn ^a   Conway, Kim W ^a  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Deglaciation; Glacial refugium; Late Wisconsinan glaciation; Queen Charlotte Islands; Sea level change

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIATION; POSTGLACIAL; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STRATIGRAPHY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS;

EID: 0345161705     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1998.2021     Document Type: Article

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