The glacial history of the ice-free area, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

The Victoria Valley system, Wright Valley and Taylor Valley, often referred to colloquially as the dry-valley area, together cover about 4 000 km 2 in the Transantarctic Mountains west of McMurdo Sound (Fig 1) and constitute the core of the largest ice-free area in Antarctica. It is a cold desert ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Calkin, Parker E., Bull, Colin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1974
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Victoria Land
McMurdo Sound
Transantarctic Mountains
Taylor Valley
Wright Valley
Victoria Valley
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400031545
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400031545
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Summary:The Victoria Valley system, Wright Valley and Taylor Valley, often referred to colloquially as the dry-valley area, together cover about 4 000 km 2 in the Transantarctic Mountains west of McMurdo Sound (Fig 1) and constitute the core of the largest ice-free area in Antarctica. It is a cold desert area, with high winds, low temperatures, low precipitation, and a strong positive radiation balance (Bull, 1966).

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