Early Holocene deglaciation of the eastern coast of Hudson Bay

Geomorphology

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 341-352

  Lajeunesse, Patrick ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Glacial landforms; Glaciomarine environment; Hudson Bay; Ice contact submarine fans; Laurentide Ice Sheet

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ; GLACIAL LANDFORM; HOLOCENE; ICE FLOW; ICE MARGIN; ICE RETREAT; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; OUTWASH; SEA LEVEL; SUBMARINE FAN;

CANADA; HUDSON BAY; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 44749088974     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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