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XV.—Glaciology of the South Orkneys: Scottish National Antarctic Expedition*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

J. H. Harvey Pirie
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The glaciation of the South Orkneys is very similar in its general character to that of Graham Land, and it will be convenient, before going on to the detailed description, to give a short summary of already published accounts of the glaciers of that region.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 49 , Issue 4 , 1914 , pp. 831 - 863
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1914

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