Evidence for the continued existence of abraxas lake, vestfold hills, east Antarctica during the last glacial maximum

Antarctic Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-278

  Gibson, John A E ^a,b   Paterson, Kristina S ^b,c   White, Camille A ^b   Swadling, Kerrie M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bunger Hills; Glaciolacustrine; Larsemann Hills; Polar ice cap; Vestfold Hills

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DEPOSITION; HIGHSTAND; ICE CORE; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POREWATER; SALINE LAKE; SEDIMENT CORE;

ANTARCTICA; BUNGER HILLS; EAST ANTARCTICA; VESTFOLD HILLS;

EID: 68349157584     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102009001801     Document Type: Article

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