Evidence for a Middle Pleistocene glaciation of MIS 8 age in the southern North Sea

• Published in: Quaternary international Vol. 133; pp. 7 - 19
• Main Authors: Beets, D.J., Meijer, T., Beets, C.J., Cleveringa, P., Laban, C., van der Spek, A.J.F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2005

In the cores of borehole 89/2, situated at 54° 00 01′N and 5° 00 04′E about 70 km north of the Frisian Islands in the southern North Sea, two diamictons levels are found at ±70 and 100 m below sea floor (i.e. ±110 and 140 below present sea level), respectively. Both diamictons appear to be older tha...