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Geomorphology and sedimentology of the continental shelf adjacent to Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica: a scalped shelf

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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During the Quaternary, the Mac. Robertson shelf of East Antarctica was deeply eroded by glaciers and currents exposing the underlying basement, resulting in a scalped shelf.

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Title Geomorphology and sedimentology of the continental shelf adjacent to Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica: a scalped shelf
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/9d1f66f2-2a82-45a3-87b9-8876c35208ff
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Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        62.0,
        -67.5
      ],
      [
        68.0,
        -67.5
      ],
      [
        68.0,
        -66.5
      ],
      [
        62.0,
        -66.5
      ],
      [
        62.0,
        -67.5
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Geomorphology and sedimentology of the continental shelf adjacent to Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica: a scalped shelf". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/geomorphology-and-sedimentology-of-the-continental-shelf-adjacent-to-mac-robertson-land-east-an