Late Quaternary history of sedimentation on the Mac. Robertson shelf, East Antarctica: problems with 14C-dating of marine sediment cores

• Published in: Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
• Main Authors: Harris, PT, O'Brien, PE, Sedwick, P, Truswell, EM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1996
• Subjects: Royal Society of Tasmania; RST; Van Diemens Land; natural history; science; ecology; taxonomy; botany; zoology; geology; geography; papers & proceedings; Australia; UTAS Library; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mac. Robertson Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Mac Robertson Land
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/14431/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/14431/4/1996-Harris-Quaternary.pdf

Stratigraphic information concerning the retreat of the Antarctic ice sheet from the continental shelf after the Last Glacial Maximum is reviewed and compared with new results from a shelf valley off Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica. Radiocarbon dates and detailed lithostratigraphic logs indicat...