Sediment core from the South Atlantic, 13 m in length (PS2492-2, position <span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=File:Sediment-core_PS2492-2_hg.jpg&amp;params=43_10.40_S_4_03.30_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°10.40′S</span> <span class="longitude">4°03.30′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">﻿ / ﻿</span></a></span><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=File:Sediment-core_PS2492-2_hg.jpg&amp;params=43_10.40_S_4_03.30_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.1733°S 4.055°W</span><span style="display:none">﻿ / <span class="geo">-43.1733; -4.055</span></span></span></a>, water depth 4207 m). Colour variations reflect changing sedimentary conditions and are synchronous with the Quaternary climatic cycles. Lighter colours indicate a higher amount of microfossils and are related to warmer periods in this record spanning the last 800 ka.
Hannes Grobe/AWI
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