Research Article| December 01, 2001 Bunger Hills, East Antarctica: Ice free at the Last Glacial Maximum D.B. Gore; D.B. Gore 1Department of Physical Geography, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar E.J. Rhodes; E.J. Rhodes 2Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P.C. Augustinus; P.C. Augustinus 3Departments of Geography and Geology, University of Auckland, Auckland 1030, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M.R. Leishman; M.R. Leishman 4Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar E.A. Colhoun; E.A. Colhoun 5School of Geosciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Rees-Jones J. Rees-Jones 6Oxford Authentification Ltd., Boston House, Grove Technology Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 9FF, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information D.B. Gore 1Department of Physical Geography, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia E.J. Rhodes 2Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QJ, UK P.C. Augustinus 3Departments of Geography and Geology, University of Auckland, Auckland 1030, New Zealand M.R. Leishman 4Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia E.A. Colhoun 5School of Geosciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia J. Rees-Jones 6Oxford Authentification Ltd., Boston House, Grove Technology Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 9FF, UK Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 01 May 2001 Revision Received: 14 Aug 2001 Accepted: 29 Aug 2001 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2001) 29 (12): 1103–1106. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<1103:BHEAIF>2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 01 May 2001 Revision Received: 14 Aug 2001 Accepted: 29 Aug 2001 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation D.B. Gore, E.J. Rhodes, P.C. Augustinus, M.R. Leishman, E.A. Colhoun, J. Rees-Jones; Bunger Hills, East Antarctica: Ice free at the Last Glacial Maximum. Geology 2001;; 29 (12): 1103–1106. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<1103:BHEAIF>2.0.CO;2 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 Optically stimulated luminescence dating of glaciofluvial and glacial-lake shoreline sediments indicates that the Bunger Hills area, in coastal East Antarctica, was largely ice free by the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Deglaciation commenced as early as 30 ka, and the southern hills were completely exposed by 20 ka. The sediments do not record evidence of an LGM readvance. Previous reconstructions of LGM ice limits for the area are incompatible with this new evidence. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.