Seismic stratigraphy of the late Quaternary sedimentary infill of Lac d'Armor (Kerguelen archipelago): a record of glacier retreat, sedimentary mass wasting and southern Westerly intensification

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Heirman, Katrien, De Batist, Marc, Arnaud, Fabien, De Beaulieu, Jacques-Louis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Kerguelen; Lac d'Armor; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012000466; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012000466

Abstract Lac d'Armor (49°27′S, 69°42′E) is a medium-sized, fjord-type lake located on the ‘Grande Terre’ island of the Kerguelen archipelago. A dense grid of high-resolution reflection seismic profiles was collected from this lake basin. The seismic stratigraphic facies reveal a last deglaciati...