xviii
(Source: Executive Summary of the Submission made
by Denmark together with the government of Greenland
to the CLCS: http://www.un.org/depts/los/clcs_new/
submissions_files/dnk76_14/dnk2014_es.pdf) .................................. 25
Fig. 3 Magnetic anomaly map of the Arctic Ocean with magnetic
domain boundaries. The magnetic domains represent
regions that share a common pattern of anomalies.
(From Saltus et al. 2011) ................................................................... 26
Fig. 4 Bathymetry/topography of the Alpha-Mendeleev complex.
The white outline represents the High Arctic Magnetic High.
AB Amundsen Basin, AX Axel Heiberg Island, CB Chukchi Basin,
CG Cooperation Gap, ELI Ellesmere Island, NB Nautilus Basin,
NS Nautilus Spur, NWR Northwind Ridge, MB Makarov Basin,
MS Marvin Spur, PB Podvodnikov Basin, SB Stefansson Basin,
SS Sever Spur. (From Oakey and Saltus 2016, see publication
for more details) ................................................................................. 27
Fig. 5 Multichannel profile crossing some of the most important
features of the Arctic Ocean, from the Barents-Kara shelf
to the Canada Basin. This composite profile was collected
by Russian and other scientific teams. (Source: Revised
submission by the Russian Federation to the CLCS:
http://www.un.org/depts/los/clcs_new/submissions_files/
rus01_rev15/2015_08_03_Exec_Summary_English.pdf) ................. 28
Glacial Sediments of Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica
and their Characteristics
Fig. 1 Location of Schirmacher Oasis, CDML, East Antarctica .................. 32
Fig. 2 Glacial till and rock clasts broken by the weathering processes........ 34
Fig. 3 Schematic map of different phases of glacial deposits across the
Schirmacher Valley. The numbers denote the sample locations ........ 35
Fig. 4 Lithological section showing sediment variation
with respect to depth .......................................................................... 36
Fig. 5 3D cross-sections showing lithological section of shallow pits ......... 36
Fig. 6 Map showing sample locations for trace metal analysis.
(After Ravindra et al. 2001) ............................................................... 37
Fig. 7 Pie-diagram of sand-silt-clay percentage of samples
numbered as 1, 2, 3B, 4 and 5 ............................................................ 38
Fig. 8 Bar Diagram illustrating comparative (a) sand-silt-clay
percentage, and (b) concentration of organic carbon (OC),
inorganic carbon (IC) and carbonate (CaCO 3 ) in percentage
for different samples (ST1-NH) ......................................................... 42
Fig. 9 Trace metal concentrations (PPM) of all the soil samples
of Schirmacher Oasis ......................................................................... 43
Fig. 10 Variation of Co and Ni concentrations of all the Schirmacher
soil samples ........................................................................................ 44
List of Figures
(Source: Executive Summary of the Submission made
by Denmark together with the government of Greenland
to the CLCS: http://www.un.org/depts/los/clcs_new/
submissions_files/dnk76_14/dnk2014_es.pdf) .................................. 25
Fig. 3 Magnetic anomaly map of the Arctic Ocean with magnetic
domain boundaries. The magnetic domains represent
regions that share a common pattern of anomalies.
(From Saltus et al. 2011) ................................................................... 26
Fig. 4 Bathymetry/topography of the Alpha-Mendeleev complex.
The white outline represents the High Arctic Magnetic High.
AB Amundsen Basin, AX Axel Heiberg Island, CB Chukchi Basin,
CG Cooperation Gap, ELI Ellesmere Island, NB Nautilus Basin,
NS Nautilus Spur, NWR Northwind Ridge, MB Makarov Basin,
MS Marvin Spur, PB Podvodnikov Basin, SB Stefansson Basin,
SS Sever Spur. (From Oakey and Saltus 2016, see publication
for more details) ................................................................................. 27
Fig. 5 Multichannel profile crossing some of the most important
features of the Arctic Ocean, from the Barents-Kara shelf
to the Canada Basin. This composite profile was collected
by Russian and other scientific teams. (Source: Revised
submission by the Russian Federation to the CLCS:
http://www.un.org/depts/los/clcs_new/submissions_files/
rus01_rev15/2015_08_03_Exec_Summary_English.pdf) ................. 28
Glacial Sediments of Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica
and their Characteristics
Fig. 1 Location of Schirmacher Oasis, CDML, East Antarctica .................. 32
Fig. 2 Glacial till and rock clasts broken by the weathering processes........ 34
Fig. 3 Schematic map of different phases of glacial deposits across the
Schirmacher Valley. The numbers denote the sample locations ........ 35
Fig. 4 Lithological section showing sediment variation
with respect to depth .......................................................................... 36
Fig. 5 3D cross-sections showing lithological section of shallow pits ......... 36
Fig. 6 Map showing sample locations for trace metal analysis.
(After Ravindra et al. 2001) ............................................................... 37
Fig. 7 Pie-diagram of sand-silt-clay percentage of samples
numbered as 1, 2, 3B, 4 and 5 ............................................................ 38
Fig. 8 Bar Diagram illustrating comparative (a) sand-silt-clay
percentage, and (b) concentration of organic carbon (OC),
inorganic carbon (IC) and carbonate (CaCO 3 ) in percentage
for different samples (ST1-NH) ......................................................... 42
Fig. 9 Trace metal concentrations (PPM) of all the soil samples
of Schirmacher Oasis ......................................................................... 43
Fig. 10 Variation of Co and Ni concentrations of all the Schirmacher
soil samples ........................................................................................ 44
List of Figures