Preliminary results of marine geologic During the austral summers 1984-1985 and 1985-1986 expedi- investigations, tions to the western margin of the Antarctic Peninsula, marine geologic and geophysical data were collected from Marguerite Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula Bay (figure 1). In total, 73 piston core and box core stations were occupied, and more than 150 kilometers of single-channel seis- D.S. KENNEDY and J.B. ANDERSON mic reflection data were acquired from the northern, ice-free region of the bay (figure 2). This information is being used to Rice University describe modern sedimentary dynamics and environments and Department of Geology and Geophysics to shed some light on the Late Quaternary glacial history of the Houston, Texas 77251 area.
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