Topic summary

Greenlandian

Greenlandian
Subdivision of the Holocene according to the ICS, as of 2024.
Vertical axis scale: Gregorian years
EtymologyName formalityFormalName ratified14 June 2018Usage informationCelestial bodyEarthRegional usageGlobal (ICS)Time scale(s) usedICS Time ScaleDefinitionChronological unitAgeStratigraphic unitStageTime span formalityFormalLower boundary definitionEnd of the Younger DryasstadialLower boundary GSSPNGRIP2 ice core, Greenland
75°06′00″N42°19′12″W / 75.1000°N 42.3200°W / 75.1000; -42.3200Lower GSSP ratified14 June 2018 (as base of Greenlandian)Upper boundary definition8.2 kiloyear eventUpper boundary GSSPNGRIP1 ice core, Greenland
75°06′00″N42°19′12″W / 75.1000°N 42.3200°W / 75.1000; -42.3200Upper GSSP ratified14 June 2018