Quaternary glaciolacustrine deposits around a Triple Junction site: Paleolakes at the foot of the Northern Patagonian Ice field (Argentina and Chile)

• Published in: Andean Geology
• Main Authors: Isla, Federico Ignacio, Espinosa, Marcela Alcira
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería
• Subjects: glaciolacustrine deposits; triple junction; North Patagonian Ice Field; Argentina; Chile; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Pacific; Carrera; The Baker; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/140519

The area involved by the triple junction between the South American, Nazca and Antarctic plates activity was affected by Quaternary glaciations. Before 12,800 yrs BP an extended ice field occupied the top of the Patagonian Andes, irradiating glaciers towards the east and the west dominantly. Towards...