THE ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET. PART I: ENVIRONMENT, SECTION B: REGIONAL

Antarctica consists of a continental-type land mass covered by a thick mantle of snow-formed ice. The land surface beneath the ice is below sea level in many places, but since troughs and basins are solidly filled with permanent ice, the rock depression is partly due to imposed ice load, and the ear...

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Main Author: MELLOR,MALCOLM
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1962
Subjects:
*GLACIERS
*ICE
*POLAR REGIONS
CREEP
MELTING
SNOW
TEMPERATURE
THICKNESS
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0276609
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Summary:Antarctica consists of a continental-type land mass covered by a thick mantle of snow-formed ice. The land surface beneath the ice is below sea level in many places, but since troughs and basins are solidly filled with permanent ice, the rock depression is partly due to imposed ice load, and the earth's crust is of continental type, Antarctica can be regarded as a continent having some major basal troughs. The surfaceAREA OF THE CONTINENT AND ITS FRINGING ICE SHELVES IS ABOUT 5,500,000 SQUARE MILES. (Author)

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