Freshwater lakes of Ulu Peninsula, James Ross Island, north-east Antarctic Peninsula:origin, geomorphology and physical and chemical limnology

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Nedbalová, L. (Linda), Nývlt, D., Kopáček, J. (Jiří), Šobr, M., Elster, J. (Josef)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Conductivity; deglaciation; lake origin; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Cirque Lakes; Ross Island; The Antarctic; Ulu Peninsula; Antarc*; James Ross Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102012000934; http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0222852

This study describes the origin, bedrock geology, geomorphology, hydrological stability and physical and chemical characteristics of a representative set of 29 lakes in the ice-free parts of the Ulu Peninsula, James Ross Island, located close to the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Based on...