Ellis Fjord is a small, fjord-like marine embayment in the Vestfold Hills, eastern Antarctica. Modern sediment input is dominated by a biogenic diatom rain, although aeolian, fluvial, ice-rafted, slumped and tidal sediments also make a minor contribution. In areas where bioturbation is significant relict glaciogenic sediments are reworked into the fine-grained diatomaceous sediments to produce poorly sorted fine sands and silts. Where the bottom waters are anoxic, sediments remain unbioturbated and have a high biogenic silica component. Three depositional and non-depositional facies can be recognised in the fjord: an area of non-deposition around the shoreline; a relict morainal facies in areas of low sedimentation and high bioturbation; and a basinal facies in the deeper areas of the fjord.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Earth Sciences
Research Group:	Geology
Research Field:	Sedimentology
Objective Division:	Environmental Management
Objective Group:	Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Objective Field:	Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments not elsewhere classified
UTAS Author:	McMinn, A (Professor Andrew McMinn)
UTAS Author:	Bloxham, JJ (Mr John James Bloxham)
UTAS Author:	Whitehead, J (Mr Whitehead)
ID Code:	13858
Year Published:	1998
Web of Science® Times Cited:	5
Deposited By:	IASOS
Deposited On:	1998-08-01
Last Modified:	2011-08-08
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