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Drowned coastal deposits with associated archaeological remains from a sea-level 'slowstand': northwestern Gulf of Maine, USA
- Source :
- Geology. August, 2010, Vol. 38 Issue 8, p695, 4 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Drowned terrestrial wetland environments, such as lakes, marshes, and beaches, were thought to be rare in formerly glaciated regions like the Gulf of Maine (United States). In the northwestern Gulf of Maine, postglacial relative sea-level changes include a 'slowstand' between 11.5 ka and 7.5 ka, when the ocean rose doi: 10.1130/G31002.1
- Subjects :
- Gulf of Maine -- Natural history
Historical geology -- Research
Earth sciences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00917613
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Geology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.234712534