Pleistocene evolution of Ninnis and Cook glaciers (East Antarctica) from a micropaleontological and sedimentological study: Preliminary result

• Main Authors: Torricella, Fiorenza, Andò, Sergio, Battaglia, Francesca, Caburlotto, Andrea, Colizza, Ester, Crosta, Xavier, De Santis, Laura, Etorneau, Johan, Gallerani, Andrea, Gentz, Torben, Leventer, Amy, Macrì, Patrizia, Melis, Romana, Perotti, Matteo, Salvi, Gianguido, Tesi, Tommaso, Zurli, Luca
• Other Authors: Torricella, F, Andò, S, Battaglia, F, Caburlotto, A, Colizza, E, Crosta, X, De Santis, L, Etorneau, J, Gallerani, A, Gentz, T, Leventer, A, Macrì, P, Melis, R, Perotti, M, Salvi, G, Tesi, T, Zurli, L
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Ninnis glacier; Cook glacier; East Antarctica; Sedimentology; Provenance; GEO/02 - GEOLOGIA STRATIGRAFICA E SEDIMENTOLOGICA; Settore GEOS-02/B - Geologia stratigrafica e sedimentologia; Antarctic; Wilkes Land; Ninnis Glacier; Cook Glacier; Cook Ice Shelf; Glacier Cook; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antartide; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10281/546443; https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-22344

The Cook Ice Shelf and Ninnis Glacier drain a large part of the Wilkes Land Basin, which contains the equivalent of about 4 metres of sea level. The glaciers in this region are thought to have retreated during the warm climatic phases of the Pleistocene, but the extent of the retreat and the identif...