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The Victoria Land Basin (VLB) has undergone twelve glacial-interglacial cycles during the Late Pliocene. This region was susceptible to tectonic deformation from the half-graben in which the VLB is formed, as well as deformation due to glacial overriding. Furthermore, with the development of the Terror Rift the underlying sediment was further exposed to normal faulting. The samples used in this research were obtained from Andrill-1B located in the Windless Bight Region of the Terror Rift in the VLB. Through the microscopic analysis of thin sections and careful observation of core images between 152.12mbsf and 189.67mbsf I will determine whether the samples have undergone glacial deformation, tectonic deformation, or both.