Holocene deglaciation of the northern Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Land Degradation & Development
• Main Authors: Oliva, Marc, Palacios, David, Fernández-Fernández, Jose M., Fernandes, Marcelo, Schimmelpfennig, Irene, Vieira, Gonçalo, Antoniades, Dermot, Pérez‐Alberti, Augusto, García‐Oteyza, Julia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Antarctica; Cosmic-ray exposure dating; Deglaciation; Fildes Peninsula; Holocene Thermal Maximum; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; King George Island; Antarc*; Ice cap
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/58388; https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4730

The timing and magnitude of Holocene glacial oscillations in most currently ice-free areas of Antarctica remain unknown. This work focuses on the recent deglaciation in the northern sector of the Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula. The ice cap covering ca. 90% of the...