Holocene isostasy and late Cenozoic development of landforms including Beaver and Radok Lake basins in the Amery Oasis, Prince Charles Mountains, Antartica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-306

  Adamson, D A ^b   Mabin, M C G ^a   Luly, J G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amery Oasis; Antarctica; Glaciation; Isostasy; Prince Charles Mountains; Uplift

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL EROSION; HOLOCENE; ISOSTASY; LAKE BASIN; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; SEA LEVEL;

AMERY OASIS; ANTARCTICA; PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS;

CASTOR FIBER; NEMESIS;

EID: 0030863696     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102097000382     Document Type: Article

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