Central volcanoes as sources for the Antarctic Peninsula Volcanic Group

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Leat, Philip T., Scarrow, Jane H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Palmer Land; Edgell; Mount Edgell; Wright Spires; Zonda Towers; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102094000568; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102094000568

From at least the Early Jurassic to the Miocene, eastward subduction of oceanic crust took place beneath the Antarctic Peninsula. Magmatism associated with the subduction generated a N-S linear belt of volcanic rocks known as the Antarctic Peninsula Volcanic Group (APVG), and which erosion has now e...