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A Late Glacial Readvance Moraine in the Central Chilean Fjords

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Glaciated Continental Margins

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During the 1993 cruise of R/V Polar Duke, seismic data were collected from Seno De Las MontaƱas (Fig. 1), a fjord that is isolated from outflow of the South Patagonia Ice Cap by a prominent bedrock ridge and contains significant deposits from late glacial readvances which flowed into the fjord from the south.

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Stravers, J.A., Anderson, J.B. (1997). A Late Glacial Readvance Moraine in the Central Chilean Fjords. In: Davies, T.A., et al. Glaciated Continental Margins. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5820-6_35

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