Reconstruction of glacial history of the area north of Svalbard/Spitsbergen

Since the mapping of the past ice sheets in the Arctic margins are still an ongoing process, updates to the various regions regarding the subject is essential. Past studies have suggested that Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice Sheet seem to have progressed towards north through the Yermak Plateau not many times during the Quaternary. Some others have also suggested that in the Fram Strait where ice had to transit through the Yermak Plateau on its way out of Arctic, should have been deformed by thick ice shelf or icebergs, which could provide some clues on past Arctic Ocean glaciations. Therefore, the geophysical records are important in the reconstruction of maximum extent, dynamics and timing of the ice sheet.

Svalbard-Barents Sea ice sheet | Yermak Plateau | ice shelf | icebergs | Quaternary