Holocene shore displacement in the surroundings of Tallinn, North Estonia

The Tallinn area was recovered from the Weichselian ice sheet not later than 13 ;000–12 ;800 ;cal ;yr ;BP but remained for ca 1500 years under the waters of the Baltic Ice Lake (BIL). The highest parts of Tallinn emerged from the BIL after its drainage about 11 ;600 ;cal ;yr ;BP. At the beginning of...

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Main Authors: Leili Saarse, Jüri Vassiljev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2010-09-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2010/issue_3/earth-2010-3-207-215.pdf