a56e6620-0aed-41f4-aa7e-88ac474e37dd English UTF-8 Dataset Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Point of contact 2021-01-29 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Some Observations on the Glacial Geomorphological Features of Wohlthat Mountains, Central Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. 2020-09-04 Creation Document digital The part of central Queen Maud Land between the Indian station Dakshin Gangotri at shelf and about 200 km inside, towards south, encompasses four distinct geomorphological units: namely the shelf area, piedmont zone, the mountain barrier and polar ice plateau. Glacial geomorphological features of the mountain barrier, formed by the Wohlthat mountain chain, were studied during the Fifth Indian Expedition to Antarctica and are briefly described in this paper. The prominent features comprise the differential relief, various types of moraines, wind scoops and desert weathering (honeycomb features). Level of glaciation has been inferred and several features associated with deglaciation have also been described. The Wohlthat mountain range in the central Queen Maud Land is a distinct physiographic unit girdling this part of Antarctica. The mountain chain exposed between about 200 to 350 km from the shelf (Princess Astrid Coast) trends in a NE - SW direction. The area from the coast to south of Wohlthat range, from where the polar plateau starts, has a gradual rise in slope from sea level to beyond 3000 m.a.s.I. The section between the coast and the polar plateau has been divided into four disinct morphological units (1) the ice shelf, (ii) the piedmont zone of polar ice sheet, (iii) the mountain barrier, dissected by outlet glaciers and (iv) the polar plateau. All these divisions have their own characteristics. The aim of this paper is to bring out the major glacial geomorphological features in and around the mountain barrier (Wohlthat mountains), which were observed during the Fifth Indian Expedition to Antarctica. Completed Dr. D Srivastava National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 8322525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND ictd@ncpor.res.in Principal investigator Earth Science-Land Surface Theme Antarctic Queen Maud Land Place Some Observations on the Glacial Geomorphological Features of Wohlthat Mountains Project English 20.0 140.0 -90.0 30.0 1985-01-01 1986-12-31 TableDigital unknown unknown Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Distributor http://npdc.ncaor.gov.in/npdc/search_mf_data.action?search=freeText&expedition_type=all&parameter=MF35008047&userType=user&freeTextValue=Some+Observations+on+the+Glacial+Geomorphological+Features+of+Wohlthat+Mountains%2C+Central+Queen+Maud+Land%2C+Antarctica.