Beaches in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Main Author: Butler, Edward R T
• Other Authors: Kirk, Bob, Shulmeister, Jamie
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Victoria University of Wellington 2001
• Subjects: Antarctic beaches; Antarctic seashore; Seashore ecology; Antarctic ecology; Antarctic; Barne; Cape Barne; McMurdo Sound; Raised Beach; Ross Ice Shelf; Ross Island; Ross Sea; The Beaches; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/711

Modern beaches in McMurdo Sound can be divided into 3 process regimes. Beaches on Ross Island (eastern McMurdo Sound) are characterised by marine processes with little ice modification. On ice-bound western McMurdo Sound, coastal orientation is of paramount importance. Ice thrust features are promin...