Surging of Fisher Glacier, Eastern Antarctica: Evidence From Geomorphology

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Wellman, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1982
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Prince Charles Mountains; Lambert Glacier; Fisher Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011758; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011758

Abstract A study of the geomorphology of the Prince Charles Mountains using colour vertical air photographs shows well–preserved old moraines throughout much of the outcrop area. Along Fisher Glacier, lower Lambert Glacier and the Amery Ice Shelf, within the altitude range 50–2 000 m, the old morain...