George VI Sound
 George Sound within Antarctica | |
 | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 71°00′S 68°00′W / 71.000°S 68.000°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
George VI Sound or Canal Jorge VI or Canal Presidente Sarmiento or Canal Seaver or King George VI Sound or King George the Sixth Sound is a major
English Coast". A quite central point of it is 71°S 68°W / 71°S 68°W
.
Various lakes adjoin; these receive large amounts of melt ice from the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
(UK-APC) in 1977.
The sound is largely covered by the
King of the United Kingdom and last Emperor of India
.
The McLaughlin Cliffs overlook George VI Sound between Armstrong Glacier and Conchie Glacier.[1]
Further reading
- A. C. Bell, E. C. King, New seismic data support Cenozoic rifting in George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Geophysical Journal International, Volume 134, Issue 3, September 1998, Pages 889–902, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00605.x
- J.R.Potter, M.H.Talbot, J.G.Paren, Oceanic regimes at the ice fronts of George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Continental Shelf Research Volume 8, Issue 4, April 1988, Pages 347–362, https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(88)90008-8
- D. E. Sugden, C. M. Clapperton, An Ice-shelf Moraine, George VI Sound, Antarctica, Continental Shelf Research Volume 8, Issue 4, April 1988, Pages 347–362, https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(88)90008-8
- Clapperton, C., & Sugden, D. (1982), Glacier Fluctuations in George VI Sound Area, West Antarctica, Annals of Glaciology, 3, 345-345. [1][permanent dead link].3189/S0260305500003165
- Crabtree, R.D. & Storey, B.C. & Doake, C.S.M., (1985), The structural evolution of George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula Archived 10 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Tectonophysics. 114. 431–442. [2][permanent dead link].1016/0040-1951(85)90025-3
- International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences 5th : 1987 : Cambridge, England, Geological Evolution of Antarctica, P 527
- Defense Mapping Agency 1992, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 377
External links
- George VI Sound Archived 10 June 2020 at the USGSwebsite
- George VI Sound on SCAR website
- George VI Sound depth
- George VI Sound updated long term weather forecast Archived 10 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ "McLaughlin Cliffs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
