I.—On the Eastern Margin of the North Atlantic Basin
Quiting the more northern parts of the great Atlantic depression, we have next to consider an extensive water-space of a much shallower character. Here the volcanic masses of Iceland and the Fseroes with their submarine attachments have produced a marked effect on the depths of the ocean. The Norweg...
| Published in: | Geological Magazine |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1899
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800142979 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800142979 |
| Summary: | Quiting the more northern parts of the great Atlantic depression, we have next to consider an extensive water-space of a much shallower character. Here the volcanic masses of Iceland and the Fseroes with their submarine attachments have produced a marked effect on the depths of the ocean. The Norwegian Atlantic connects with the main Atlantic by three straits, whose central channels present the following depths at their shallowest:— |
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