Cretaceous-Tertiary high-latitude palaeoenvironments, James Ross Basin, Antarctica: Introduction

• Main Authors: Francis, J.E., Crame, J.A., Pirrie, D.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 2006
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Hill Island; Hope Bay; Nordenskjöld; Paulet; Paulet Island; Ross Island; Seymour; Seymour Island; Snow Hill; Snow Hill Island; The Antarctic; Trinity Peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island; Otto Nordenskjöld; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10344/; https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/258/1/1

The James Ross Basin, at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, provides the thickest and best-exposed onshore Cretaceous and Early Tertiary sedimentary succession in Antarctica. When compared with other onshore sections, it is clear that the area has a much broader significance as a key refer...