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Elevation and age relationships: raised marine deposits and landforms in glaciated areas: Examples based on Canadian Arctic data

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This paper outlines approaches to four basic questions that arise in the study of raised marine sediments and shoreline forms in glaciated regions. These questions are: 1) what is the relationship of the deposit to glacial ice? 2) what is the present altitude of the deposit or landform and how does it specify a former sea level? 3) what are the actual or inferred relative ages of the sediment or features? and, finally, 4) what methods can be used to portray the patterns of relative sea-level change and shoreline deformation??

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Andrews, J.T. (1986). Elevation and age relationships: raised marine deposits and landforms in glaciated areas: Examples based on Canadian Arctic data. In: van de Plassche, O. (eds) Sea-Level Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4215-8_3

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