Sims Island: first data from a Pliocene alkaline volcanic centre in eastern Ellsworth Land
Although Sims Island (73°17′S/78°33′W), a bedrock peak in Carroll Inlet on the English Coast of eastern Ellsworth Land (Fig. 1), had previously been observed and photographed from the air (e.g. Rowley & Thomson 1990, fig. C.6.2), no landing had been made prior to the present study. Based on prox...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:19424 2023-05-15T13:15:18+02:00 Sims Island: first data from a Pliocene alkaline volcanic centre in eastern Ellsworth Land Hathway, B. 2001 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19424/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19424/1/Hathway.pdf http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=217065 en eng Cambridge University Press https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19424/1/Hathway.pdf Hathway, B. 2001 Sims Island: first data from a Pliocene alkaline volcanic centre in eastern Ellsworth Land. Antarctic Science, 13 (1). 87-88. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410200100013X <https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410200100013X> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2001 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410200100013X 2023-02-04T19:32:17Z Although Sims Island (73°17′S/78°33′W), a bedrock peak in Carroll Inlet on the English Coast of eastern Ellsworth Land (Fig. 1), had previously been observed and photographed from the air (e.g. Rowley & Thomson 1990, fig. C.6.2), no landing had been made prior to the present study. Based on proximity and apparent lithological similarities, the island was thought likely to consist of alkaline volcanic rocks similar to those exposed on nearby Snow Nunataks (Fig. 1; e.g. Rowley & Thomson 1990). Smellie (1999) tentatively included it the Bellingshausen Sea Volcanic Group (BSVG), which consists of Miocene-Recent alkaline volcanic outcrops scattered across Alexander Island and eastern Ellsworth Land. More specifically, he provisionally assigned it to the Mount Benkert Formation (MBF), a probable subglacial volcanic succession exposed on three of the four Snow Nunataks. This note is based on observations made and samples collected during a short visit to Sims Island on 6 March 1996. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alexander Island Antarctic Science Bellingshausen Sea Sims Island Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Bellingshausen Sea Alexander Island ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) Ellsworth Land ENVELOPE(-85.000,-85.000,-75.000,-75.000) Smellie ENVELOPE(-61.151,-61.151,-62.652,-62.652) Carroll Inlet ENVELOPE(-78.500,-78.500,-73.300,-73.300) Benkert ENVELOPE(-76.667,-76.667,-73.633,-73.633) Mount Benkert ENVELOPE(-76.667,-76.667,-73.633,-73.633) Snow Nunataks ENVELOPE(-77.100,-77.100,-73.583,-73.583) Carroll ENVELOPE(-78.750,-78.750,-73.000,-73.000) Sims Island ENVELOPE(-78.500,-78.500,-73.250,-73.250) Antarctic Science 13 1 87 88 |
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Although Sims Island (73°17′S/78°33′W), a bedrock peak in Carroll Inlet on the English Coast of eastern Ellsworth Land (Fig. 1), had previously been observed and photographed from the air (e.g. Rowley & Thomson 1990, fig. C.6.2), no landing had been made prior to the present study. Based on proximity and apparent lithological similarities, the island was thought likely to consist of alkaline volcanic rocks similar to those exposed on nearby Snow Nunataks (Fig. 1; e.g. Rowley & Thomson 1990). Smellie (1999) tentatively included it the Bellingshausen Sea Volcanic Group (BSVG), which consists of Miocene-Recent alkaline volcanic outcrops scattered across Alexander Island and eastern Ellsworth Land. More specifically, he provisionally assigned it to the Mount Benkert Formation (MBF), a probable subglacial volcanic succession exposed on three of the four Snow Nunataks. This note is based on observations made and samples collected during a short visit to Sims Island on 6 March 1996. |
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Sims Island: first data from a Pliocene alkaline volcanic centre in eastern Ellsworth Land |
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Sims Island: first data from a Pliocene alkaline volcanic centre in eastern Ellsworth Land |
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Sims Island: first data from a Pliocene alkaline volcanic centre in eastern Ellsworth Land |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19424/1/Hathway.pdf Hathway, B. 2001 Sims Island: first data from a Pliocene alkaline volcanic centre in eastern Ellsworth Land. Antarctic Science, 13 (1). 87-88. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410200100013X <https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410200100013X> |
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