Landforms of aeolian, tectonic and marine origin in the Bauer Bay- Sandy Bay region of subantarctic Macquarie Island

D. A. Adamson; P. M. Selkirk; E. A. Colhoun

Landforms of aeolian, tectonic and marine origin in the Bauer Bay- Sandy Bay region of subantarctic Macquarie Island

D. A. Adamson, P. M. Selkirk, E. A. Colhoun

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Abstract

Aeolian landforms on Macquarie Island, in the Southern Ocean, occur above 100 m on the plateau between Bauer Bay and Sandy Bay. Wind-polishing of bedrock occurs today near sea level at the head of Bauer Bay. The area is tectonically active. No evidence of former glacial activity was observed. Topographic features in this area, previously regarded as glacial, are attributed to faulting. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-82
Number of pages	18
Journal	Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Volume	122
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1988

Keywords

tectonic activity
fault movement
aeolian landforms
marine landforms
Macquarie Island

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Landforms of aeolian, tectonic and marine origin in the Bauer Bay- Sandy Bay region of subantarctic Macquarie Island

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