Geomorphology and surface landforms distribution in selected ice-free areas in the South Shetland Islands, Northern Antarctic Peninsula region

• Main Authors: López Martínez, Jerónimo, Schmid, T., Serrano, Enrique, Mink Proeck, Sandra Martina, Nieto, A., Guillaso, S.
• Other Authors: Canadian Space Agency
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2016
• Subjects: glacial; periglacial; coastal; geomorphological; mapping; remote sensing; Antarctica; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Shetland del Sur; Maxwell Bay; islas Shetland del Sur; Antarc*; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/276757; https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.2965; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000016

Ice-free areas cover a small percentage of the land in the South Shetland Islands. However, they are significant as they contain ecosystems highly sensitive to environmental changes and are located within a region affected by global warming. These areas are dominated by periglacial, glacial, fluvial...