Last integral shorelines in the South Cape

Abstract

My paper discusses the Last Interglacial shorelines of the South Cape with reference to findings from the rest of the world. I call them Eemian shorelines, and define Eem as an interglacial with three peaks of sea level separated by two stadials when the ocean dropped. I use the term Eem though it has been wrongly applied in north-west Europe (Kukla 1977). Other names have been given to this interglacial; in the deep-ocean record the stage is referred to as Stage X or Stage 5. It has been dated mostly by Uranium/Thorium as lasting from about 125 000 to 80 000 B.P. The dates and the fluctuations will be discussed below