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[[File:Ferrero Bay | [[File:Ferrero Bay Map.jpg|400px|thumb|Map showing locatino of Ferrero Bay and the Cosgrove Ice Shelf]] | ||
'''Ferrero Bay''' is a body of water about 15 nautical miles (30 km) wide, lying immediately west of the [[Cosgrove Ice Shelf]] and occupying the outer (west) part of the embayment between the [[King Peninsula]] and the [[Canisteo Peninsula]]. | '''Ferrero Bay''' is a body of water about 15 nautical miles (30 km) wide, lying immediately west of the [[Cosgrove Ice Shelf]] and occupying the outer (west) part of the embayment between the [[King Peninsula]] and the [[Canisteo Peninsula]]. | ||
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There are several groups of small islands in Ferrero Bay. Additional unnamed islands are located within the Cosgrove Ice Shelf itself. Islands locaed in the open water portion of the bay include: | There are several groups of small islands in Ferrero Bay. Additional unnamed islands are located within the Cosgrove Ice Shelf itself. Islands locaed in the open water portion of the bay include: | ||
* Molar Island | * [[Molar Island]] | ||
* Early Islands | * [[Early Islands]] | ||
==Ancient glaciation== | ==Ancient glaciation== | ||
[[File:Ferrero Bay Ship.jpg|400px|thumb|The RV ''Araon'', as seen from a helicopter in the Ferrero Bay off the coast of the Canisteo Peninsula.]] | |||
Ferrero Bay is one of the largest and southernmost fjords yet studied in [[Antarctica]]. Following initial [[glacier|deglaciation]], the [[Cosgrove Ice Shelf]] covered Ferrero Bay, and productivity was virtually absent during the mid-Holocene, although there was periodic incursion of warm Circumpolar Deep Water. The [[ice shelf]] persisted until 2.3 cal. kyr BP as the bay opened and coastal areas deglaciated. The retreat of the Cosgrove Ice Shelf was out of phase with [[Antarctic Peninsula]] ice shelves, implying that it did not respond to Holocene climate events but rather to the influence of Circumpolar Deep Water and possibly to internal [[glacier|glacial]] dynamics. | Ferrero Bay is one of the largest and southernmost fjords yet studied in [[Antarctica]]. Following initial [[glacier|deglaciation]], the [[Cosgrove Ice Shelf]] covered Ferrero Bay, and productivity was virtually absent during the mid-Holocene, although there was periodic incursion of warm Circumpolar Deep Water. The [[ice shelf]] persisted until 2.3 cal. kyr BP as the bay opened and coastal areas deglaciated. The retreat of the Cosgrove Ice Shelf was out of phase with [[Antarctic Peninsula]] ice shelves, implying that it did not respond to Holocene climate events but rather to the influence of Circumpolar Deep Water and possibly to internal [[glacier|glacial]] dynamics. | ||