Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S)

• Published in: Quaternary Research
• Main Authors: García, Juan-Luis, Maldonado, Antonio, de Porras, María Eugenia, Nuevo Delaunay, Amalia, Reyes, Omar, Ebensperger, Claudia A., Binnie, Steven A., Lüthgens, Christopher, Méndez, César
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2018
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Sea ice; Southern Ocean; West Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qua.2018.93; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589418000935

Abstract The timing, structure, and landscape change during the Patagonian Ice Sheet deglaciation remains unresolved. In this article, we provide a geomorphic, stratigraphic, and geochronological deglacial record of Río Cisnes Glacier at 44°S and also from the nearby Río Ñirehuao and Río El Toqui va...