The Holocene history of George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula from clast-provenance analysis of epishelf lake sediments

• Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• Main Authors: Roberts, S.J., Hodgson, D.A., Bentley, M.J., Smith, J.A., Millar, I.L., Olive, V., Sugden, D.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier BV 2008
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; GB Physical geography; Ablation Lake; Ablation Point; Alexander Island; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Citadel Bastion; George VI Ice Shelf; George VI Sound; Moutonnée Lake; Palmer Land; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/7274/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.10.010

The Antarctic Peninsula has experienced a dramatic increase in temperature and the loss of ca. 14,000 km 2 of ice-shelf area in recent years. During this time George VI Ice Shelf (GVIIS) has remained relatively intact, but it is now reaching its theoretical limit of viability. Epishelf lakes, formed...