Geomorphology of Stansbury Peninsula, Nelson Island, Antarctic Peninsula

The proglacial landscapes of Antarctica offer critical insights into past and ongoing deglaciation processes and the impacts of climate change. This study presents the first geomorphological map of the proglacial part of Stansbury Peninsula (Rip Point) and Cariz Cabo Cape in the northern part of Nel...

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Main Authors: Göksu Uslular, Alp Ünal, Christopher D. Stringer, Daniel Nývlt, Jonathan L. Carrivick, Burcu Özsoy
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Journal of Maps
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2025.2532561
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Christopher D. Stringer
Daniel Nývlt
Jonathan L. Carrivick
Burcu Özsoy
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description The proglacial landscapes of Antarctica offer critical insights into past and ongoing deglaciation processes and the impacts of climate change. This study presents the first geomorphological map of the proglacial part of Stansbury Peninsula (Rip Point) and Cariz Cabo Cape in the northern part of Nelson Island. We identify and characterise a variety of glacial, proglacial, paraglacial, and periglacial landforms using high-resolution drone imagery, fieldwork, and geological data. The defined landforms presented reflect a complex interplay of erosional and depositional processes shaped by multiple glacial advance-retreat cycles since the Last Glacial Maximum, with evidence for significant glacial activity during the Holocene. The presence of hyaloclastite and crystalline erratic boulders further contributes to the reconstruction of glacial dynamics in the region. Our findings provide a crucial dataset and baseline for studies on future Antarctic deglaciation, periglacial processes, and the expansion of proglacial landscapes driven by ongoing climate change.
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spelling doaj-art-4871fbfbbb38423ba011bd520baca07f2025-08-20T02:47:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472025-12-0121110.1080/17445647.2025.2532561Geomorphology of Stansbury Peninsula, Nelson Island, Antarctic PeninsulaGöksu Uslular0Alp Ünal1Christopher D. Stringer2Daniel Nývlt3Jonathan L. Carrivick4Burcu Özsoy5Polar Research Institute, TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center, Kocaeli, TürkiyeDepartment of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Mines, İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul, TürkiyeSchool of the Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UKPolar-Geo-Lab, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, CzechiaSchool of Geography and water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, UKPolar Research Institute, TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center, Kocaeli, TürkiyeThe proglacial landscapes of Antarctica offer critical insights into past and ongoing deglaciation processes and the impacts of climate change. This study presents the first geomorphological map of the proglacial part of Stansbury Peninsula (Rip Point) and Cariz Cabo Cape in the northern part of Nelson Island. We identify and characterise a variety of glacial, proglacial, paraglacial, and periglacial landforms using high-resolution drone imagery, fieldwork, and geological data. The defined landforms presented reflect a complex interplay of erosional and depositional processes shaped by multiple glacial advance-retreat cycles since the Last Glacial Maximum, with evidence for significant glacial activity during the Holocene. The presence of hyaloclastite and crystalline erratic boulders further contributes to the reconstruction of glacial dynamics in the region. Our findings provide a crucial dataset and baseline for studies on future Antarctic deglaciation, periglacial processes, and the expansion of proglacial landscapes driven by ongoing climate change.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2025.2532561Geomorphological mappingdeglaciationperiglacial landformsSouth Shetland IslandsAntarctic Peninsula
spellingShingle Göksu Uslular
Alp Ünal
Christopher D. Stringer
Daniel Nývlt
Jonathan L. Carrivick
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Geomorphology of Stansbury Peninsula, Nelson Island, Antarctic Peninsula
Journal of Maps
Geomorphological mapping
deglaciation
periglacial landforms
South Shetland Islands
Antarctic Peninsula
title Geomorphology of Stansbury Peninsula, Nelson Island, Antarctic Peninsula
title_full Geomorphology of Stansbury Peninsula, Nelson Island, Antarctic Peninsula
title_fullStr Geomorphology of Stansbury Peninsula, Nelson Island, Antarctic Peninsula
title_full_unstemmed Geomorphology of Stansbury Peninsula, Nelson Island, Antarctic Peninsula
title_short Geomorphology of Stansbury Peninsula, Nelson Island, Antarctic Peninsula
title_sort geomorphology of stansbury peninsula nelson island antarctic peninsula
topic Geomorphological mapping
deglaciation
periglacial landforms
South Shetland Islands
Antarctic Peninsula
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2025.2532561
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