. British Antarctic expedition, 1907-9, under the command of Shackleton : reports on the scientific investigations ; geology. Fig. 1. (JAPE WASHINGTON SEEN FROM THE SOUTH. Fig. 2. CAPE WASHINGTONA lofty headland of Cainozoic volcanic rocks. View looking about north-west. [To face p. 4 THE ANTARCTIC HORST 6 deeply trenched in places by corrie glaciers, is on the whole but little reduced byerosion. In this connection one must bear in mind the protective action of ice andsnow, so ably advocated by Professor Garwood.* The effect of this protection is toprolong the youthful appearance of a lan
. British Antarctic expedition, 1907-9, under the command of Shackleton : reports on the scientific investigations ; geology. Fig. 1. (JAPE WASHINGTON SEEN FROM THE SOUTH. Fig. 2. CAPE WASHINGTONA lofty headland of Cainozoic volcanic rocks. View looking about north-west. [To face p. 4 THE ANTARCTIC HORST 6 deeply trenched in places by corrie glaciers, is on the whole but little reduced byerosion. In this connection one must bear in mind the protective action of ice andsnow, so ably advocated by Professor Garwood.* The effect of this protection is toprolong the youthful appearance of a landscape, which, tested by the time-unit of atemperate, as opposed to a polar climate, might be said to have arrived at maturity. The classification of this coast-line is discussed in the last chapter of this memoirdealing with the relation of Antarctica to other parts of the world. The Antarctic Horst. If we now return to the main coast-line on the west, theland next to the coast is seen to have the form of an immense elongated horst, from50 to 100 miles (180 to 160 kilometres) in width, bounded eastwards by faults,having a throw of at least 6000 feet (1829 metres) and w
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