Géomorphologie : relief, processus, environnement, 2003, n° 1, p. 13-32
Abridged English version cial deposits, as well as several frontal moraines. One of the largest glacial lakes in the area was Glacial Lake Memphré- The Quaternary history of southern Québec (Canada) is magog. The study of deep lakes containing thick deposits can characterised by the episodic presence of ice sheets or gla- provide insight into the palaeoenvironmental evolution of ciers. Lacustrine or fluvial deposits separate tills, fluviogla- the surrounding area during and following glaciations. The
* Institut fur Chemie und Biologie des Meeres (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg, Postfach 2503, D-26111 Oldenburg, Allemagne. E-mail : Steven.Turgeon@icbm.de ** Dép. de géographie et télédétection, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R1, Canada. *** INRS-Eau, Université du Québec, C.P. 7500, Ste-Foy, Québec, G1V 4C7, Canada.