Figure F26. Conceptual illustration of tectonic, geological, sedimentological, and climatic evolution of the Wilkes Land margin since the middle early Eocene (~54 Ma). U3, U4, and U5 refer to seismic unconformities WL-U3, WL-U4, and WL-U5. Oi-1 = Oligocene isotope Event 1, CPDW = Circumpolar Deep Water, ACSC = Antarctic Circumpolar Surface Water, UCPDW = Upper Circumpolar Deep Water, LCPDW = Lower Circumpolar Deep Water, AABW = Antarctic Bottom Water. MTD = mass transport debris flows.
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