Geomorphology and glacial history of Rauer Group, East Antarctica

• Published in: Quaternary Research
• Main Authors: White, Duanne A., Bennike, Ole, Berg, Sonja, Harley, Simon L., Fink, David, Kiernan, Kevin, McConnell, Anne, Wagner, Bernd
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; Vestfold Hills; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Vestfold; Larsemann Hills; Rauer Group; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2009.04.001; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589409000453?httpAccept=text/xml; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589409000453?httpAccept=text/plain; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400006323

Abstract The presence of glacial sediments across the Rauer Group indicates that the East Antarctic ice sheet formerly covered the entire archipelago and has since retreated at least 15 km from its maximum extent. The degree of weathering of these glacial sediments suggests that ice retreat from thi...