Antarctic ice sheet (interglacial period)

Antarctic ice sheet (interglacial period)

Antarctic ice sheet (interglacial period)

  • Historical
  • Antarctica
  • Hannes Grobe, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Principle drawing of the size and structure of the Antarctic ice sheet during an interglacial, comparable to the recent stage.

* thick lines: ice divide
* thin lines: ice flow lines
* turquoise areas: ice shelf
* red areas: not ice covered (2.8 % of total area)
* blue shaded areas increment by 1000 m in thickness

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