ON THE MODE OF UPLIFT OF THE FISH AND FOSSILIFEROUS MORAINES OF THE MCMURDO ICE SHELF, ANTARCTICA.

• Main Authors: Gow,A. J., Weeks,W. F., Hendrickson,G., Rowland,R.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Geology; Geochemistry and Mineralogy; (*ICE; GEOLOGY); (*ANTARCTIC REGIONS; PALEONTOLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIERS; FISHES; DISTRIBUTION; Antarctic; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0628513; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0628513

The McMurdo Ice Shelf and associated faunal remains were examined in the vicinity of the easternmost Dailey Island. Stratigraphic, petrographic, and chemical composition studies of cores from 2 holes drilled through the ice shelf show that at these locations the shelf is composed only of fresh water...