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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Two cores of Holocene sediment, collected on opposite flanks of the Vanderford Glacier in Vincennes Bay, while representing contemporaneous sedimentation, have different sediment characteristics, with a relatively lower biogenic content on the western side than on the east. These sedimentological signatures are attributed to differences in circulation patterns. Circulation involves landward flow at depth, bringing warmer ocean water into contact with the base of the glacier. This water becomes mixed with fresh meltwater and suspended glacial sediments to form a buoyant plume that rises and flows in a seaward direction under the ice shelf. The landward and seaward flows are deflected to the left in the Southern Hemisphere by the Coriolis effect and, hence, are laterally separated. This pattern explains the differences observed in sediments deposited on opposite sides of the ice shelf in front of the Vanderford Glacier and may be a common feature beneath all large-scale ice shelves.
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
