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Research Article| June 01, 1920 Extent and thickness of the Labrador ice-sheet A. P. COLEMAN A. P. COLEMAN Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1920) 31 (2): 319–328. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-31-319 Article history received: 28 Feb 1919 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation A. P. COLEMAN; Extent and thickness of the Labrador ice-sheet. GSA Bulletin 1920;; 31 (2): 319–328. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-31-319 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionThe Labrador ice-sheet did not cover the whole of eastern America north of New York, since the Torngat region, in northeastern Labrador, and the Shickshock Mountains, in Gaspe, escaped and remained as driftless areas. On the other hand, in places the ice-sheet passed beyond the present eastern edge of the continent, covering part of the shallow sea bottom along the coast of Labrador and occupying most, if not all, of the present Gulf of Saint Lawrence. On the western side the ice-sheet at its greatest extent filled the basins of Hudson and James bays, thus meeting the Keewatin sheet. Just how far it extended southwest is not quite certain, its relations to the Patrician sheet described by Tyrrell being still only imperfectly known. The island of Newfoundland is believed to have been an independent glacial center, adjoining the Labrador sheet on the east.That the summits of the Torngat Mountains, . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.
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