XVIII.—The Geology of Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen, so far as at present known, is entirely volcanic in origin. The rocks, therefore, are conveniently grouped with the Tertiary and later volcanics of the Faroes, Iceland, and Scoresby Sound in East Greenland. It should be noted, however, that these three localities are linked together by th...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Author: Wordie, J. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1926
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Environmental Science
Norwegian Sea
Greenland
Jan Mayen
Scoresby
Faroe-Iceland Ridge
East Greenland
Faroes
Iceland
Scoresby Sound
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s008045680001615x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S008045680001615X
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Summary:Jan Mayen, so far as at present known, is entirely volcanic in origin. The rocks, therefore, are conveniently grouped with the Tertiary and later volcanics of the Faroes, Iceland, and Scoresby Sound in East Greenland. It should be noted, however, that these three localities are linked together by the Faroe-Iceland Ridge, the water everywhere being shallower than 500 fathoms. Jan Mayen, on the other hand, though lying at the same distance from Iceland as the Faroes, is not on the Ridge, and is separated by depths of over 1000 fathoms. Its position is somewhat to the west of the centre of the Norwegian Sea, and at no great distance from depths exceeding 2000 fathoms.

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