Some further observations regarding « cryoplanation terraces » on Alexander Island

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Hall, Kevin, André, Marie-Françoise
• Other Authors: Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale (GEOLAB), Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 (UBP)-Institut Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société (IR SHS UNILIM), Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Université Clermont Auvergne 2017-2020 (UCA 2017-2020 )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: Geomorphology; Antarctic; [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography; [SDU.STU.GM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geomorphology; Alexander Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-01115134; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102009990617

International audience Landforms with the appearance of cryoplanation terraces were studied on Alexander Island in an attempt to better understand their formation and growth. Developed on sub-horizontal sedimentary rocks, with 360 exposure around a nunatak, the terraces show a distinct equatorward o...