The Hurd rock glacier: structure and insertion in the debris transfer system of Maritime Antartica (Kivingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)
The Hurd rock glacier is a good example of the periglacial environment in maritime Antarctica. By means of six vertical electric sounding in the rock glacier and sourounding, its internal structure and the presence of permafrost at about 2 m depth have been pointed out. The rock glacier is an element of the debris morphodynamic system in the transition from a glacial environment to the periglacial one with continuous permafrost. The detailled study of the rock glacier and his sourounding from geomorphological map and electric sounding has let to know the debris transfer system linked to the rock glacier on maritime Antarctica.
