Jenna L. Sutherland
A model of ice-marginal sediment-landform development at Lake Tekapo, Southern Alps, New Zealand
Sutherland, Jenna L.; Evans, David J.A.; Carrivick, Jonathan L.; Shulmeister, James; Rother, Henrik
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Professor David Evans d.j.a.evans@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Jonathan L. Carrivick
James Shulmeister
Henrik Rother
Abstract
The extent of the Southern Alps icefield in New Zealand is well-constrained chronologically for the last glacial cycle. The sediment-landform imprint of this glacial system, however, offers insight into ice-marginal processes that chronological control cannot. We present the first detailed investigation of sediments along the southwestern shores of Lake Tekapo, South Island. We identify seven lithofacies, from which a five-stage palaeoglaciological reconstruction of depositional and glaciotectonic events is proposed: (i) ice-marginal advance and deposition of outwash gravels in lithofacies (LF) 1; (ii) ice-marginal recession and the development of an ice-contact lake, manifest in rhythmite deposition and iceberg rafting of dropstones (LF 2), followed by a depositional hiatus; (iii) ice-marginal recession recorded in ice-proximal aggradation of glaciofluvial hyperconcentrated flows (LFs 3, 4); (iv) ice-marginal advance documented by glaciotectonic disturbance and localized hydrofracturing, coeval with the deposition of delta foresets and a subglacial diamicton/till (LFs 5, 6); (v) final stages of ice-marginal recession and deposition of outwash gravels in LF 7. Two infrared stimulated luminescence ages were obtained from the glaciolacustrine sediments and, whilst the dating has some limitations, the sediments pre-date both the global and local Last Glacial Maximum. Overall, this sequence, consistent with sediment fills recorded elsewhere across South Island, suggests recurrence of processes from different glacial advances and the role of topographic constraints on maintaining lake positions.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 28, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 27, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | Jul 1, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 3, 2023 |
Journal | Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography |
Print ISSN | 0435-3676 |
Electronic ISSN | 1468-0459 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 104 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 151-182 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2022.2084591 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1200638 |
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