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Author : England, J.
Date : 1986
Title : A paleoglaciation level of north-central Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada
Publication : Arctic and Alpine Research
Issue : 18(2):
Page(s) : 217-222
Abstract
The present-day glaciation level and equilibrium-line altitude (ELA) for inner Greely Fiord, north-central Ellesmere Island, are ca. 900 m asl. During the last glaciation, the paleo-ELA was less than or equal to 400 m asl whereas the maximum paleoglaciation level was ca. 475 m asl. Although the glaciation level and ELA dropped by as much as 500 m during the last glaciation, the extent of ice was nonetheless very limited, generally within 5 to 40 km of present margins. Consequently, this area was characterized by severe continentality; i.e., greater summer cold and similar, if not greater, aridity. This greatly constrained glaciers, particularly those that entered the sea and calved.
Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology