Grain-size distribution and origins of unconsolidated fine sediments in ice-free areas, Soya Coast, East Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Shogo Iwasaki, Hideki Miura, Hideaki Maemoku
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 2005
• Subjects: Geography (General); G1-922; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Raised Beach; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00009335; https://doaj.org/article/fc28382944b1442ea877ba8f46c07cd0

Unconsolidated fine sediments (UFS), sporadically deposited in Soya Coast ice-free areas, have often been described as glacial deposits (till) or subglacial till in previous studies, but their genesis and depositional environments have never been discussed so far. In this study, 95 samples of UFS we...