Observations on “cryoplanation” benches in Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: Hall, Kevin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 1997
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Alexander Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514476/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102097000230

A series of benches on nunataks of Alexander Island (Antarctica) are described. An increase in bench size with distance away from the retreating glacier suggests an age spectrum. The benches have thermal contraction cracks (in bedrock) on shallower, upper sections of the risers as well as salt encru...