The onset of deglaciation of Cumberland Bay and Stromness Bay, South Georgia

N. Van Der Putten; C. Verbruggen

doi:10.1017/S0954102005002397

The onset of deglaciation of Cumberland Bay and Stromness Bay, South Georgia

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Carbon dating of basal peat deposits in Cumberland Bay and Stromness Bay and sediments from a lake in Stromness Bay, South Georgia indicates deglaciation at the very beginning of the Holocene before c. 9500 14C yr BP. This post-dates the deglaciation of one local lake which has been ice-free since at least 15 700 14C yr BP on account of its atypical geomorphological location. The latter indicates the likely presence of floristic refugia on South Georgia during the Last Glacial Maximum from which newly exposed terrestrial and aquatic habitats were rapidly colonized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-32
Number of pages	4
Journal	Antartic Science
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002397
Publication status	Published - Mar 2005

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Early Holocene deglaciation
Geomorphology
Glacial refugia
Palaeoecology
Radiocarbon dates
Sub-Antarctic

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The onset of deglaciation of Cumberland Bay and Stromness Bay, South Georgia

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