Pleistocene deglaciation chronology of the Amery Oasis and Radok Lake, northern Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Fink, D, McKelvey, Barrie Cooper, School of Environmental and Rural Science, Hambrey, M, Fabel, D, Brown, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2006
• Subjects: Glaciology; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; Battye Glacier; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Fisher Massif; Lambert Glacier; Mac.Robertson Land; McLeod; McLeod Massif; Prince Charles Mountains; Prydz Bay; Radok Lake; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/1570

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest ice mass on Earth with a capacity to raise global sea level by up to 65 m. As the Lambert Glacier–Amery Ice Shelf drainage system is the largest to reach the coast of Antarctica, quantifying its evolution over the Quaternary is a vital component in develop...