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L088 Australian Ice Thickness measurements in Antarctica by seismic and gravity methods, Antarctica, 1958, 1959

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Ice thickness measurements carried out by field parties based on Mawson during 1957-59 consisted of: (:) regional traverses in the form of closed loops extending several hundred kilometres inland from Mawson; (ii) semi-detailed traverses in the vicinity of a line of ice flow stakes about 25 Km from Mawson. The regional traverses showed that, beyond about 175 Km inland, the area surveyed is influenced strongly by the Lambert Glacier - Amery Ice Shelf system situated some 200 Km to the East. Preliminary contour plans of the ice and rock surfaces show fairly close correspondence. A sub-glacial extension of a range of mountains outcropping through the ice 80 Km to the East of the traverses was found. Work along the semi-detailed traverses close to Mawson detected sub-glacial extensions of the outcropping mountain ranges in the area. These extensions may explain the general direction of the coastline near Maws on.

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Title L088 Australian Ice Thickness measurements in Antarctica by seismic and gravity methods, Antarctica, 1958, 1959
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f0a85838-4035-47c3-b347-f4c6cbb36e07
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Reference Period 01/12/1958 - 28/02/1959
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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        -60.0
      ],
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        -180.0,
        -60.0
      ],
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https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/l088-australian-ice-thickness-measurements-in-antarctica-by-seismic-and-gravity-metho-1958-1959