A note on the discovery of two new nunatacks in the southernmost Heimefrontfjella

Two new nunataks were discovered in southern Tottanfjella during our geological expedition to Heimefrontjella in early 1994. The exposed rocks are typical for the Sivorg Terrane. One explanation that these rocks were not recorded earlier is that they were only relatively recently exposed due to ice...

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Main Authors: Jacobs, Joachim, Patzelt, Gernot, Spaeth, Gerhard, Thomas, Robert J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Deutschen Gesellschaft für Polarforschung 2009
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Heimefrontfjella
Tottanfjella
Polarforschung
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8956/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8956/1/Jac2009b.pdf
http://www.polarforschung.de/
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Summary:Two new nunataks were discovered in southern Tottanfjella during our geological expedition to Heimefrontjella in early 1994. The exposed rocks are typical for the Sivorg Terrane. One explanation that these rocks were not recorded earlier is that they were only relatively recently exposed due to ice retreat.

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