Magnetic Boundaries in the North Atlantic Ocean

Magnetic boundaries parallel the continental slope and separate undisturbed from disturbed magnetic regions on both sides of the North Atlantic. The boundaries lie 2000 to 2500 kilometers from the axis of the mid-Atlantic ridge and roughly equidistant from it. The undisturbed zone, lying on the cont...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Heirtzler, James R., Hayes, Dennis E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1967
Subjects:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.157.3785.185
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.157.3785.185
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Summary:Magnetic boundaries parallel the continental slope and separate undisturbed from disturbed magnetic regions on both sides of the North Atlantic. The boundaries lie 2000 to 2500 kilometers from the axis of the mid-Atlantic ridge and roughly equidistant from it. The undisturbed zone, lying on the continental side of the boundaries, may reflect the long period of no reversals in magnetic polarity that occurred during the late Paleozoic.

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