Valley asymmetry on south-eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica, and valley forms in the High Drakensberg, South Africa

• Published in: South African Geographical Journal
• Main Author: Meiklejohn, K. I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1994
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Alexander Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516672/; https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.1994.9713578

Field data from south-eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica, are used to develop a model for the formation of asymmetrical valley-side slopes. Enhanced weathering and transport causes reduction in the gradient of north-facing slopes. Conversely, the relatively inactive south-facing slopes maintain th...