Distribution of Hydrocorals Along the George V Slope, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Post, AL, OBrien, PE, Beaman, RJ, Riddle, MJ, De Santis, L, Rintoul, SR
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2012
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mertz Glacier; Mertz Glacier Tongue; Antarc*; Antarctica; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385140-6.00052-9; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/80637

The George V margin is located in east Antarctica, in the region of the Mertz Glacier Tongue. The continental shelf break along this part of the margin occurs at an average depth of 500 m, extending to the abyssal plain below 3,500 m. Three main factors governing their distribution on this margin ha...