Open AccessGeomorphology of the Ablation Point massif, Alexander Island, Antarctica
Author(s) -
CLAPPERTON CHALMERS M.,
SUGDEN DAVID E.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1983.tb00443.x
Subject(s) - massif , geology , landform , geomorphology , glacial period , glacial landform , snow , glacier , physical geography , chronology , moraine , paleontology , geography
A coloured geomorphological map at the approximate scale of 1:50,000 is presented for the Ablation Point massif area. The main gcomorphological features have been described, such as ice and snow cover, glacial landforms and deposits (and chronology), ice marginal lakes, melt pools, gelifluction landforms and patterned ground and valley‐slope landforms. The area is thought to be a good analogue for glacial‐age maritime northwest Europe.