Tectonic development of West Antarctica and its relation to East Antarctica
- Univ. of Texas, Austin (USA)
Over several years, the author has compiled data and conducted field research to gain an understanding of the relationship between East and West Antarctica through geologic time. The investigations have focused on the Scotia Arc and the region at the base of the Antarctic Peninsula extending to the Ellsworth, Thiel, and Whitmore mountains. During the 1983-1984 austral summer, US and British geologists began an intensive investigation in the Ellsworth Mountains and Martin Hills, at Mount Smart, and near Siple Station. Field work includes geology, paleomagnetism, geochronology, and geophysics, with radio-echo sounding and aeromagnetic surveys conducted by British geophysicists. This investigation attempts to define the limits of the crustal blocks and determine the tectonic nature of the ice-covered area between them.
- OSTI ID:
- 6967158
- Journal Information:
- Antarctic Journal of the United States; (USA), Vol. 22:3; ISSN 0003-5335
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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