Coastal studies in northern Victoria Land (Antarctica): Holocene beaches of Inexpressible Island, Thetys Bay and Edmonson Point

The study of a number of coastal areas in the Terra Nova Bay, carried out during austral summer 1987-88, allowed identification of some of the geomorphological and lithological features of the Quaternary raised beaches of Northern Victoria Land (Antarctica). A modern pitted-like beach was studied, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Simeoni, U., Baroni, C., Meccheri, M., Taviani, M., Zanon, G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
Austral
Victoria Land
Terra Nova Bay
Edmonson Point
Inexpressible Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11365/50186
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Summary:The study of a number of coastal areas in the Terra Nova Bay, carried out during austral summer 1987-88, allowed identification of some of the geomorphological and lithological features of the Quaternary raised beaches of Northern Victoria Land (Antarctica). A modern pitted-like beach was studied, the morphogenesis of which is ascribed to floating ice beached by a storm.

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