Origin and occurrence of Antarctic lacustrine carbonates, with special reference to Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley

• Main Author: Lawrence, M. J.
• Other Authors: Hendy, Chris H., Nelson, Campbell S., Hodder, A.P.W.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Waikato 2019
• Subjects: Age Lake; Antarctic; Fryxell; Glacial Lake; Lake Fryxell; Marshall Valley; Ross Sea; Taylor Valley; Washburn; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12827

Lake Fryxell is a permanently ice-covered 19 m deep lake located 15m a.s.l. in the lower Taylor Valley, Antarctica (75° 35'S, 163° 35'E). The lake occupies the lowest part of the Fryxell drainage basin and is surrounded by glacial tills with associated lacustrine carbonate and algal materi...