Geomorphology and landforms distribution in selected ice-free areas in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Northern Peninsula region

• Published in: Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica
• Main Authors: López-Martínez, J., Schmid, T., Serrano, E., Mink, S., Nieto, A., Guillaso, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Maxwell Bay; Antarc*; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5003884

Ice-free areas cover a small percentage of the land in the South Shetland Islands. However, they are significant as they contain ecosystems highly sensitive to environmental changes and are located within a region affected by global warming. These areas are dominated by periglacial, glacial, fluvial...