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Age of Dolerite Dykes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

Nature volume 215, pages 149–150 (1967)Cite this article

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THE Vestfold Hills, one of the so-called Antarctic oases, make up an area of exposed rock on the coast of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. The hills, together with the numerous adjacent islands, form a triangular area about 30 km across. The Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) station Davis is situated in the south-west of the hills at lat. 68° 35′ S., long. 77° 58′ E.

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HARDING, R., MCLEOD, I. Age of Dolerite Dykes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. Nature 215, 149–150 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215149a0

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