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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-205-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-205-2018
Research article
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22 Jan 2018
Research article |  | 22 Jan 2018

Seafloor geomorphology of western Antarctic Peninsula bays: a signature of ice flow behaviour

Yuribia P. Munoz and Julia S. Wellner

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We mapped submarine landforms in western Antarctic Peninsula bays. These landforms were formed by flowing ice and provide insight into the local controls on glacial ice advance and retreat. We combined data from various cruises to create seafloor maps. We conclude that the number of landforms found in the bays scales to the size of the bay, narrower bays tend to stabilize ice flow, and meltwater channels are abundant, and we hypothesize a recent glacial advance, likely the Little Ice Age.