Geological evidence for changes in the East Antarctica ice sheet (60°–120°E) during the last glaciation

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Colhoun, Eric A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Vestfold; Amery; Prince Charles Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400013103; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400013103

Abstract The East Antarctica ice sheet advanced onto the continental shelf during the last glaciation but appears to have been thinner (<300 m) than previously hypothesised and probably did not everywhere extend to the edge of the continental shelf. Where the shelf is wide, the ice probably termi...