The subglacial geology of Wilkes Land, East Antarctica

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Aitken, A.R.A., Young, D.A., Ferraccioli, F., Betts, P.G., Greenbaum, J.S., Richter, T.G., Roberts, J.L., Blankenship, D.D., Siegert, M.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/506682/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/506682/1/grl51556.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL059405

Wilkes Land is a key region for studying the configuration of Gondwana and for appreciating the role of tectonic boundary conditions on East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) behavior. Despite this importance, it remains one of the largest regions on Earth where we lack a basic knowledge of geology. New ma...