Marie Byrd Land and Ellsworth Land: petrology

• Main Authors: K.S. Panter, T.I. Wilch, J.L. Smellie, P.R. Kyle, W.C. McIntosh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 2020
• Subjects: Geology; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Antarctic; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Byrd; Marie Byrd Land; Ellsworth Land; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5233171; https://geolsoc.figshare.com/collections/Marie_Byrd_Land_and_Ellsworth_Land_petrology/5233171

In Marie Byrd Land and Ellsworth Land 19 large polygenetic volcanoes and numerous smaller centres are exposed above the West Antarctic ice sheet along the northern flank of the West Antarctic rift system. The Cenozoic (36.7 Ma to active) volcanism of the Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Group (MBLVG) encomp...