EXPLORATION OF GAMBURTSEV SUBGLACIAL MOUNTAINS (EAST ANTARCTICA): BACKGROUND AND PLANS FOR THE NEAR FUTURE

• Published in: GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY
• Main Author: Pavel G. Talalay
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lomonosov Moscow State University 2014
• Subjects: subglacial environment; antarctic tectonics; bedrock drilling; geo; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2014-7-1-5-15; https://doaj.org/article/f94e30e9c45448e2938461164fc783d2

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-...