Abstract
By means of data from striation observations, till fabric analysis, moraine recognition, surface megaclast fabrics and till stratigraphy, a reconstruction of the ice cover for part of sub-Antarctic Marion Island is attempted. The presence of ice at a number of other locations on the island is noted but former glaciers cannot be recognised. By means of the altitude of lateral moraines a range of temperatures for glacial-maximum conditions are reconstructed. The estimated drop in temperature falls within the ranges suggested by palynological and ocean core investigations.
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