The South Shetland Islands, Antarctica: Lithostratigraphy and geological map

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Joaquín Bastías, David Chew, Camila Villanueva, Teal Riley, Joseline Manfroi, Cristine Trevisan, Marcelo Leppe, Paula Castillo, Fernando Poblete, Dieter Tetzner, Gregory Giuliani, Bastián López, Hong Chen, Guang-Gao Zheng, Yue Zhao, Liang Gao, Anna Rauch, Ricardo Jaña
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: Antarctica; climate change; antarctic glaciation; geology; stratigraphy; paleobotany; Science; Q; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Patagonia; South Shetland Islands; Livingston Island; Smith Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.1002760; https://doaj.org/article/3e36752815a24947b41de22210921442

Over the last few decades, numerous geological studies have been carried out in the South Shetland Islands, which have greatly contributed to a better understanding of its geological evolution. However, few attempts have been conducted to correlate the geological units throughout this archipelago. W...