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Considering the complex topographic features of the southeast of Prydz Bay where China’s Zhongshan Station is located, three types of geomorphologic units can be identified, i.e., submarine slopes, canyons, and terrains. The major topographic features in the study area are the submarine canyon and trough system outside the calving ice front of Dalk Glacier. A 3.8 km × 80 m fissure is found on the submarine terrain at Zhongshan Anchorage, which, once triggered by geological hazards such as earthquakes and ice falls, would be a threat to the usage and maintenance of the anchorage.
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Feng, S., Xue, Z. & Chi, W. Topographic features around Zhongshan Station, southeast of Prydz Bay. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 26, 469–474 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-008-0469-6
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