The Provenance of Beaches on the Estonian Islands of Hiiumaa, Saaremaa and Muhu

Sand and gravel beaches on the emerging Estonian islands occur at and down-drift of sectors where glacial and glacifluvial drift deposits intersect the coastline and extend out across the sea floor. Similar relationships existed along the coastlines of the early Holocene Ancylus Lake and the Litorin...

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Published in:Journal of coastal research 1995, Vol.11 (1), p.96-106
Main Authors: ORVIKU, K, BIRD, E, SCHWARTZ, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beaches
Brackish
Cliffs
Coasts
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Eskers
Exact sciences and technology
Glacial drift
Gravel
Limestones
Marine
Marine and continental quaternary
Ocean floor
Sand
Seas
Surficial geology
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Summary:Sand and gravel beaches on the emerging Estonian islands occur at and down-drift of sectors where glacial and glacifluvial drift deposits intersect the coastline and extend out across the sea floor. Similar relationships existed along the coastlines of the early Holocene Ancylus Lake and the Litorina and Limnea Sea stages, which now stand at various higher levels around the tilting islands.
ISSN:0749-0208
1551-5036