Volcanism and Volcanic Rocks in Antarctica

• Main Author: Hajime KURASAWA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1977
• Subjects: geo; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Byrd; Marie Byrd Land; Ross Island; South Shetland Islands; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00007920; https://doaj.org/article/b04183f2d6af4e958d7c977ee621456f

The distribution of volcanoes in Antarctica, especially those of the later part of Cenozoic time, has considerable bearing on any interpretations of orogenic patterns or history. The volcanic rocks vary considerably in composition throughout the Marie Byrd Land and Victoria Land, forming a large alk...