Geological exploration of Cockburn Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Author: Stilwell, Jeffrey D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Polska Akademia Nauk 2002
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Cockburn; Cockburn Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/13660/1/13660_Stilwell_2002.pdf

Cockburn Island is one of the most historically significant places on the Antarctic continent. The isle was first surveyed in early 1843 during Captain James Ross' famous expedition, but the early explorers failed to recognise its geological and palaeontological significance. Cockburn Island is...