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PalaeoArc: Processes and Palaeo-environmental Changes in the Arctic - from Past to Present

Late glacial retreat of the Lancaster Sound Ice Stream and early Holocene onset of Arctic/Atlantic throughflow in the Arctic Island channels

Robert Kellehera INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA;b Department of Geological Sciences, UCB 399, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0399, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Anne Jenningsa INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USAView further author information
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John Andrewsa INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA;b Department of Geological Sciences, UCB 399, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0399, USAView further author information
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Nicole K. S. Brooksa INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USAView further author information
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Tom Marchittoa INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA;b Department of Geological Sciences, UCB 399, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0399, USAView further author information
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Alexandre Normandeauc Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), Natural Resources Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaView further author information
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Kimberley Jennerc Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), Natural Resources Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaView further author information
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Robbie Bennettc Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), Natural Resources Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaView further author information
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Sarah Brookinsa INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA;b Department of Geological Sciences, UCB 399, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0399, USAView further author information
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Pages 395-427 | Received 20 Dec 2021, Accepted 03 Aug 2022, Published online: 26 Sep 2022

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