Late Devensian palaeoenvironmental changes in the sea area adjacent to Islay, SW Scotland: Implications for the deglacial history of the island

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-190

  Peacock, J Douglas ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; DEVENSIAN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER RETREAT; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; INTERSTADIAL; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

ARGYLL AND BUTE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HEBRIDES; INNER HEBRIDES; ISLAY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149496800     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg44020183     Document Type: Article

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