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Cryo History – Extent of South Georgia Glaciation during the Last Glacial Maximum

Cryo History – Extent of South Georgia Glaciation during the Last Glacial Maximum

There has been considerable disagreement amongst researchers concerning the extent of South Georgia’s ice sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The sub-Antarctic islands (those below the polar front) may have been completely glaciated during previous glacials, and the last largest extent of the South Georgia ice sheet was during the LGM, about 21,000 years ago. But glaciologists don’t agree ...[Read More]