Glacier change from the little Ice Age to present in the Torngat Mountains, northern Labrador, Canada

Robert G. Way; Trevor J. Bell; Nicholas E. Barrand

doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.07.006

Glacier change from the little Ice Age to present in the Torngat Mountains, northern Labrador, Canada

Robert G. Way, Trevor J. Bell, Nicholas E. Barrand

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The glaciers of the Torngat Mountains of northern Labrador are the southernmost of the Canadian Arctic and the easternmost of continental North America. Currently, over 100 small mountain glaciers cover an area in excess of ~21 km2 confined mostly to small cirques and upland depressions. This study reconstructs and dates the areal extent of Torngat glaciers during the Little Ice Age (LIA); enabling the first assessment of regional glacier changes over the past several centuries. 165 mapped LIA glacier paleomargins are compared to current (2005) glaciers and ice masses showing a 52.5% reduction in glacier area from the LIA to 2005 with 12 formerly active glaciers having since disappeared.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	559-569
Number of pages	10
Journal	Geomorphology
Volume	246
Early online date	7 Jul 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.07.006
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2015

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Glacier change from the little Ice Age to present in the Torngat Mountains, northern Labrador, Canada

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