No significant ice-sheet expansion beyond present ice margins during the past 4500yr at Rauer Group, East Antarctica

Sonja Berg*, Bernd Wagner, Duanne A. White, Martin Melles

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Abstract

The history of glacial advances and retreats of the East Antarctic ice sheet during the Holocene is not well-known, due to limited field evidence in both the marine and terrestrial realm. A 257-cm-long sediment core was recovered from a marine inlet in the Rauer Group, East Antarctica, 1.8. km in front of the present ice-sheet margin. Radiocarbon dating and lithological characteristics reveal that the core comprises a complete marine record since 4500. yr. A significant ice-sheet expansion beyond present ice margins therefore did not occur during this period.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-25
Number of pages3
JournalQuaternary Research
Volume74
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2010

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