Evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf

• Main Authors: Kuhn, Gerhard, Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter, Kasten, Sabine, Smith, James A., Nitsche, Frank O., Frederichs, T., Wiers, Steffen, Ehrmann, Werner, Klages, Johann P., Mogollon, josé M.
• Other Authors: Geochemistry, Bio-, hydro-, and environmental geochemistry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Island Bay; Pine Island Bay; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/352029

their control on ice-sheet dynamics and their ability to harbour life remain poorly characterized. Here we present evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf. A distinct sediment facies recovered from a bedrock basin in Pine Island Bay indicates deposition within a low-...