Structure and evolution of lagoons and bars at the Arctic coast of the Chukchi Peninsula

Abstract

New data are given on geological and geomorphological structure of lagoons and bars at Arctic coast of the Chukchi Peninsula at Valkarai Lowland, resulted from detailed studies of coastal landforms and sediments. A history of the coast's evolution during Late Pleistocene and Holocene is described as well as the conditions of the bars' and lagoons formation.