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The glacial geomorphology of sub-Antarctic Marion Island

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  • Elizabeth M. Rudolph
  • David W. Hedding
  • Werner Nel

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Since the discovery of glacial features on sub-Antarctic Marion Island, the character and extent of a historic glacial period have remained an important research focus for earth science investigations. Previous glacial reconstructions were limited to mostly pre-GPS field observations and pre-digital mapping through a Geographic Information System. With the aid of GPS field mapping, high-resolution satellite imagery and a digital surface model with a 1 × 1 m cell resolution, this paper provides a comprehensive, geo-rectified spatial geodatabase and map of Marion Island’s glacial geomorphology. The geodatabase includes an inventory of glacial erosional (e.g. striations) and depositional (e.g. moraines) features compiled from existing records as well as new features mapped from recent field observations. The final map and the geodatabase, which is downloadable as ESRI layer-package files, will aid future field investigations and modelling applications to understand Marion Island’s Quaternary landscape evolution and post-glacial ecological succession.

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  • Elizabeth M. Rudolph & David W. Hedding & Werner Nel, 2021. "The glacial geomorphology of sub-Antarctic Marion Island," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(2), pages 313-324, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:17:y:2021:i:2:p:313-324
    DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2021.1931970
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