The geological history and evolution of West Antarctica

• Published in: Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
• Main Authors: Jordan, Tom A., Riley, Teal R., Siddoway, Christine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Research 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell Sea; East Antarctica; West Antarctica; Pacific; Weddell; Byrd; Marie Byrd Land; Thurston; Thurston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525073/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525073/1/Jordan_2020_Geological.pdf; https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-019-0013-6

West Antarctica has formed the tectonically active margin between East Antarctica and the Pacific Ocean for almost half a billion years, where it has recorded a dynamic history of magmatism, continental growth and fragmentation. Despite the scale and importance of West Antarctica, there has not been...