Post-glacial flooding of the Bering Land Bridge dated to 11 cal ka BP based on new geophysical and sediment records

The Bering Strait connects the Arctic and Pacific oceans and separates the North American and Asian landmasses. The presently shallow ( ∼  53 m) strait was exposed during the sea level lowstand of the last glacial period, which permitted human migration across a land bridge today referred to as...

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Main Authors: M. Jakobsson, C. Pearce, T. M. Cronin, J. Backman, L. G. Anderson, N. Barrientos, G. Björk, H. Coxall, A. de Boer, L. A. Mayer, C.-M. Mörth, J. Nilsson, J. E. Rattray, C. Stranne, I. Semiletov, M. O'Regan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-08-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:https://www.clim-past.net/13/991/2017/cp-13-991-2017.pdf