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Author : Barrie, J.V.; and Conway, K.W.
Date : 1996
Title : Sedimentary processes and surficial geology of the Pacific margin of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
Publication : Current Research 1996-E, Geological Survey of Canada
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Page(s) : 1-6
Abstract
The active Pacific margin of the Queen Charlotte Islands has been subject to vigorous wave and tidal energy since glacial times resulting in a continental shelf and coastal zone that are almost devoid of sediment. After minimal glaciation of the narrow shelf, the region became emergent with sea level lowering of up to, and possibly greater than, 200 m due to glacio-isostatic forebulge ending near 10,400 BP (14C date) followed by a rapid transgression that reached approximately 15 m above present sea level. This transgression effectively removed all unconsolidated sediment along the coast except in a few protected basins, such as Rennell Sound.
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