Grain size characteristics and environmental indication of the sediments around Great Wall Station, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Gengnian, Liu, Zhijiu, Cui, Heigang, Xiong
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1997
• Subjects: King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Great Wall Station; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2138/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2138/1/A702.004.pdf

The Great Wall Station of China (62°13'S. 58°58'W) is located at the Fildes Peninsula of King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Sediments in the area can be divided into glacial, periglacial, fluvial lacustrine and littoral deposits in origin. Analysis of the fine partical...