Limnological features of the saline lakes of the Bunger Hills (Wilkes Land, Antarctica)

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Kaup, E., Haendel, D., Vaikmäe, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1993
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Bunger Hills; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102093000070; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102093000070

Twelve saline lakes 5-35m above sea level in Bunger Hills (66°10'S, 101°00'E) were investigated from January to April in 1987-89. Some lakes may be relict and all were subject to wind-borne marine salts with present salinities between 3.4-79.0°/‰ and δ 18 O values mostly between -10 to -14...