EXPLORATION OF GAMBURTSEV SUBGLACIAL MOUNTAINS (EAST ANTARCTICA): BACKGROUND AND PLANS FOR THE NEAR FUTURE
The Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains (GSM), located in the central East Antarctica, were discovered by the Soviet team of the 3rd Complex Antarctic Expedition in 1958-1959. The GSM has highly dissected Alpine topography reaching maximum elevations of 3000 m. The mechanism driving uplift of the young-...
Published in: | GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Lomonosov Moscow State University
2014
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2014-7-1-5-15 https://doaj.org/article/f94e30e9c45448e2938461164fc783d2 |