Surficial geology of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica, GIS dataset

Here we present the GIS dataset for the surficial geology map for the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. On the coast of Prydz Bay, the region is one of the largest ice-free areas in Antarctica. Surficial geology mapping at 1:2000 was undertaken with field observations in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 summe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S., McLennan, A.M., Haiblen, J., Smith, L., Highet
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2022
Subjects:
Sedimentology
EARTH SCIENCES
Surface Processes
Quaternary Environments
Geomorphology and Regolith and Landscape Evolution
Glaciology
Geology
FOS Earth and related environmental sciences
Geomorphology
surficial geology
Antarctica
Glacial geology
Holocene
Published_External
Canada
East Antarctica
Prydz Bay
Vestfold
Vestfold Hills
Antarc*
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/145536
http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/145536
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Summary:Here we present the GIS dataset for the surficial geology map for the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. On the coast of Prydz Bay, the region is one of the largest ice-free areas in Antarctica. Surficial geology mapping at 1:2000 was undertaken with field observations in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 summer seasons as well as aerial photography and satellite imagery interpretation. Units are based on the Geological Survey of Canada Surficial Data Model Version 2.4.0 (Deblonde et al 2019). This geodatabase, set of layer files (including sample and field observation sites), and metadata statement complement the flat pdf map published in 2021 - http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/145535.

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