Early Cretaceous Uplift in the Ellsworth Mountains of West Antarctica

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Fitzgerald, Paul G., Stump, Edmund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1991
• Subjects: Ellsworth Mountains; Vinson Massif; Weddell; Weddell Sea; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.254.5028.92; https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.254.5028.92

Apatite fission-track analysis of samples covering a 4.2-kilometer vertical section from the western flank of Vinson Massif, Antarctica's highest mountain, indicates that the Ellsworth Mountains were uplifted by 4 kilometers or more during the Early Cretaceous following the initial separation o...