Glacial Geology and Geomorphology of Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica).

• Main Authors: BARONI, CARLO, OROMBELLI G.
• Other Authors: Baroni, Carlo, Orombelli, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: Glacial history; Glacial geology; Pleistocene; Last Glacial Maximum; Deglaciation; Ornithogenic soil; Relict penguin colonie; Radiocarbon dating; Holocene; Terra Nova Bay; Antarctica; Antarctic; Edmonson Point; Evans Cove; Gerlache; Gerlache Inlet; Inexpressible Island; Northern Foothills; The Beaches; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11568/12293; http://www.socgeol.info/Ricerca/pubblicazioni.asp?act=see&type=Memorie&y=1987&v=33&f=

During the two first Italian Antarctic Expeditions (1985/86 and 1986/87) glacial-geological and geomorphological research has been carried out in the area of Terra Nova Bay. In particular the Cenozoic glacial sediments, the Holocene raised beaches and the Holocene glacier fluctuations have been inve...