Research Article| March 01, 2005 Early Holocene retreat of the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula M.J. Bentley; M.J. Bentley 1Department of Geography, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D.A. Hodgson; D.A. Hodgson 2British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D.E. Sugden; D.E. Sugden 3Institute of Geography, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S.J. Roberts; S.J. Roberts 4British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.A. Smith; J.A. Smith 5Department of Geography, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK, and British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M.J. Leng; M.J. Leng 6Natural Environment Research Council Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK, and School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Bryant C. Bryant 7Natural Environment Research Council Radiocarbon Laboratory, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 OQF, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2005) 33 (3): 173–176. https://doi.org/10.1130/G21203.1 Article history received: 22 Sep 2004 rev-recd: 09 Nov 2004 accepted: 11 Nov 2004 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation M.J. Bentley, D.A. Hodgson, D.E. Sugden, S.J. Roberts, J.A. Smith, M.J. Leng, C. Bryant; Early Holocene retreat of the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. Geology 2005;; 33 (3): 173–176. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G21203.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The recent collapse of several Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves has been linked to rapid regional atmospheric warming during the twentieth century. New high-resolution lake sediment records of Holocene ice-shelf behavior show that the George VI Ice Shelf was absent beginning ca. 9595 calibrated (cal.) yr B.P., but reformed by ca. 7945 cal. yr B.P. This retreat immediately followed a period of maximum Holocene warmth that is recorded in some ice cores and occurred at the same time as an influx of warmer ocean water onto the Antarctic Peninsula shelf. The absence of the ice shelf suggests that early Holocene ocean-atmosphere variability in the Antarctic Peninsula was greater than that measured in recent decades. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.