The Late Quaternary Glaciation of Northern Canada

• Published in: Changing Cold Environments pp. 26 - 47
• Main Author: Evans, David
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 21.10.2011
• Subjects: Canadian Arctic ice sheet dynamics, its implications; ice margin recession, by lateral meltwater channels; ice recession pattern; landforms and Late Quaternary glaciations; Late Quaternary glaciation of Northern Canada; Late Quaternary sea level change and glaciation history; Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheet dynamics; mid‐to late‐Holocene climatic deterioration; multiple glacier limits and the LGM; the Little Ice Age extent of glaciers
• ISBN: 047069968X; 9780470699683
• DOI: 10.1002/9781119950172.ch2

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Landforms and the Late Quaternary Glaciations Late Quaternary Sea level Change and its Relationship to Glaciation History Late Quaternary Glaciation and Deglacial History Wider Implications of Canadian Arctic Ice Sheet Dynamics Holocene Glacial Events References Discussion Questions Some Useful Internet Sources