Holocene shoreline displacement at Agardhbukta, eastern Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
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Authors: | OTTO SALVIGSEN JAN MANGERUD |
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Affiliation: | Otto Salvigsen, Norsk Polarinstitutt, Rolfstangveien 12, P.O. Box 158, N-1330 Oslo Lufthavn, Norway;Jan Mangerud, Department of Geology, Section B, University of Bergen, Alligt. 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway |
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Abstract: | An emergence curve based on nine radiocarbon dated samples of mosses, shells, whale bones and driftwood has been constructed for Agardhbukta. Beach sediments and delta deposits were found up to c. 50 m above sea level, and the oldest date goes back to about 10, 000 yrs BP. However, the possibility of a higher marine limit cannot be excluded. The Agardhbukta curve shows a nearly linear uplift during the entire Holocene. It differs from the western Spitsbergen curves, where a transgression occurs, and is more similar to curves from areas further east in the Svalbard archipelago. |
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