Radiocarbon Date from Dante Outwash Fan, King Valley, Dating Late Wisconsin Glacial Maximum in Western Tasmania
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A radiocarbon date of 19 100 ±100 yr BP (SUA 2856) dates the maximum extent ofglacier ice at Lake Beatrice in the upper Dante IJ ,,,,,,I,,>r 1'1 •• ... nrlrrh", Late Wisconsin in western Tasmania. Study ofthe Dante Glacier outwash fan deposits shows that rna'l:'Or'\'vlT(~'r"hr',e'; a lDalaec~soJ and an older outwash formation, and are interstratified with fluvial silts detritus deposited of the River. Examination ofavailable radiocarbon dates obtained from the palaeosol and interstratified silts shows that the paJaeosoJ, Dante outwash and fluvial silt sequence was formed during a short period and around the of the Late Wisconsin stade (18-20 BP). The data suggest that the Dante Glacier extended to its end moraine limits for a short time. Words: ice, outwash, Dante Formation, Tasmania.
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