Submarine Ice Cliffs on the West Side of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Abstract Eight submarine ice cliffs have been observed on the west side of McMurdo Sound. Three of these cliffs (Miers Valley, Cape Chocolate, and Strand Moraines) are associated with known ice-cored moraines and are justifiably regarded as underwater exposures of ice cores in the adjacent coast. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Stockton, William L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1983
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
McMurdo Sound
Miers
Miers Valley
Explorers Cove
Cape Chocolate
Herbertson Glacier
Strand Moraines
Antarc*
Antarctica
Journal of Glaciology
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000008327
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000008327
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Summary:Abstract Eight submarine ice cliffs have been observed on the west side of McMurdo Sound. Three of these cliffs (Miers Valley, Cape Chocolate, and Strand Moraines) are associated with known ice-cored moraines and are justifiably regarded as underwater exposures of ice cores in the adjacent coast. The ice cliffs at Explorers Cove and near Herbertson Glacier may also be underwater exposures of ice cores which may be present in adjacent moraines. Some of these ice cliffs may represent unusual submarine accretionary sea-ice structures.

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