Timing of late Quaternary glaciations south of Mount Everest in the Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Research Article| October 01, 2000 Timing of late Quaternary glaciations south of Mount Everest in the Khumbu Himal, Nepal Ben W.M. Richards; Ben W.M. Richards 1Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Douglas I. Benn; Douglas I. Benn 2School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lewis A. Owen; Lewis A. Owen 3Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Edward J. Rhodes; Edward J. Rhodes 4Department of Archaeology, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PR, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Joel Q. Spencer Joel Q. Spencer 5Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Ben W.M. Richards 1Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK Douglas I. Benn 2School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, UK Lewis A. Owen 3Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA Edward J. Rhodes 4Department of Archaeology, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PR, UK Joel Q. Spencer 5Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 28 Jan 1999 Revision Received: 31 Jan 2000 Accepted: 31 Jan 2000 First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (2000) 112 (10): 1621–1632. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<1621:TOLQGS>2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 28 Jan 1999 Revision Received: 31 Jan 2000 Accepted: 31 Jan 2000 First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Ben W.M. Richards, Douglas I. Benn, Lewis A. Owen, Edward J. Rhodes, Joel Q. Spencer; Timing of late Quaternary glaciations south of Mount Everest in the Khumbu Himal, Nepal. GSA Bulletin 2000;; 112 (10): 1621–1632. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<1621:TOLQGS>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Moraines south of Mount Everest in the Khumbu Himal were dated using optically stimulated luminescence. Clustering of ages and morphostratigraphy allowed three advances to be dated: (1) the Periche Glacial Stage (ca. 18–25 ka), (2) the Chhukung Glacial Stage (ca. 10 ka), and (3) the Lobuche Stage (ca. 1–2 ka). The Periche Stage is coincident with Oxygen Isotope Stage 2; the Chhukung Stage represents a late glacial or early Holocene glacial advance; and the Lobuche Stage is a late Holocene glacial advance that predates the Little Ice Age. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.