Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
Britain’s separation from mainland Europe is believed to be the result of spillover from a proglacial lake in the North Sea, but this has remained unproven. Here, the authors show that the opening of the Dover Strait occurred in two episodes, where initial lake spillover was followed by catastrophic...
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oai:doaj.org-article:cc42379f0fa74c24bebbd2d1810be4012021-12-02T14:42:38ZTwo-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain10.1038/ncomms151012041-1723https://doaj.org/article/cc42379f0fa74c24bebbd2d1810be4012017-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15101https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Britain’s separation from mainland Europe is believed to be the result of spillover from a proglacial lake in the North Sea, but this has remained unproven. Here, the authors show that the opening of the Dover Strait occurred in two episodes, where initial lake spillover was followed by catastrophic flooding.Sanjeev GuptaJenny S. CollierDavid Garcia-MorenoFrancesca OggioniAlain TrentesauxKris VannesteMarc De BatistThierry CamelbeeckGraeme PotterBrigitte Van Vliet-LanoëJohn C. R. ArthurNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017) |
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Britain’s separation from mainland Europe is believed to be the result of spillover from a proglacial lake in the North Sea, but this has remained unproven. Here, the authors show that the opening of the Dover Strait occurred in two episodes, where initial lake spillover was followed by catastrophic flooding. |
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Sanjeev Gupta Jenny S. Collier David Garcia-Moreno Francesca Oggioni Alain Trentesaux Kris Vanneste Marc De Batist Thierry Camelbeeck Graeme Potter Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë John C. R. Arthur |
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Sanjeev Gupta Jenny S. Collier David Garcia-Moreno Francesca Oggioni Alain Trentesaux Kris Vanneste Marc De Batist Thierry Camelbeeck Graeme Potter Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë John C. R. Arthur |
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Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain |
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Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain |
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Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain |
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Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain |
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Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain |
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two-stage opening of the dover strait and the origin of island britain |
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