Evidence for an extensive ice shelf in northern Baffin Bay during the Last Glacial Maximum
A large moraine system extends along the continental slope of Baffin Island, Canada, according to swath bathymetry and acoustic profiler data, which suggests that an ice shelf of 500 m thickness covered Baffin Bay during the Last Glacial Maximum.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-10-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00559-7 |