Coastal Geomorphology, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Nichols, Robert L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1968
• Subjects: Bernacchi; Cape Bernacchi; Cape Roberts; Dunlop; Dunlop Island; Granite Harbour; Koettlitz Glacier; Marble Point; McMurdo Sound; The Beaches; Wright Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seal; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000020657; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000020657

Abstract Well-developed elevated beaches. deltaic deposits, marine-boulder pavements and wave-washed bedrock surfaces are found from Cape Bernacchi north to Granite Harbour. The highest measured marine feature, an elevated beach at Dunlop Island, is 20 m (67 ft) above sea-level. The highest beaches...