Lakes on George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica
George VI Ice Shelf is about 450 km long, 20–70 km wide, and averages 250 m in thickness. It is bordered by Alexander Island to the west and by the Antarctic Peninsula to the east (Fig 1). The ice shelf is fed by glaciers flowing westwards from the Palmer Land plateau. In summer (November to late Fe...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:524752 2023-05-15T13:15:18+02:00 Lakes on George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica Reynolds, John M. 1981 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524752/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400003636 unknown Cambridge University Press Reynolds, John M. 1981 Lakes on George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Polar Record, 20 (128). 425-432. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400003636 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400003636> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1981 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400003636 2023-02-04T19:49:01Z George VI Ice Shelf is about 450 km long, 20–70 km wide, and averages 250 m in thickness. It is bordered by Alexander Island to the west and by the Antarctic Peninsula to the east (Fig 1). The ice shelf is fed by glaciers flowing westwards from the Palmer Land plateau. In summer (November to late February) the ice shelf undergoes considerable surface melting and meltwater lakes form over an area of 4 500 km2 between 70°15′S and 72°00′S. The lakes and pools vary in size from a few centimetres deep and several square metres in area to a few metres deep covering areas of several square kilometres (Fig 2). Most of the lakes are characteristically elongate and ribbon-like and hence are termed ‘ribbon lakes’. From mid November to late February the lakes are a major obstacle to sledge parties travelling over the ice shelf. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica George VI Ice Shelf Ice Shelf Palmer Land Polar Record Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Alexander Island ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) Palmer Land ENVELOPE(-65.000,-65.000,-71.500,-71.500) George VI Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(-67.840,-67.840,-71.692,-71.692) Polar Record 20 128 425 432 |
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George VI Ice Shelf is about 450 km long, 20–70 km wide, and averages 250 m in thickness. It is bordered by Alexander Island to the west and by the Antarctic Peninsula to the east (Fig 1). The ice shelf is fed by glaciers flowing westwards from the Palmer Land plateau. In summer (November to late February) the ice shelf undergoes considerable surface melting and meltwater lakes form over an area of 4 500 km2 between 70°15′S and 72°00′S. The lakes and pools vary in size from a few centimetres deep and several square metres in area to a few metres deep covering areas of several square kilometres (Fig 2). Most of the lakes are characteristically elongate and ribbon-like and hence are termed ‘ribbon lakes’. From mid November to late February the lakes are a major obstacle to sledge parties travelling over the ice shelf. |
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Lakes on George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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Lakes on George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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Lakes on George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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Lakes on George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
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ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) ENVELOPE(-65.000,-65.000,-71.500,-71.500) ENVELOPE(-67.840,-67.840,-71.692,-71.692) |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Alexander Island Palmer Land George VI Ice Shelf |
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