XXIV.—The Geological Relations and Some Fossils of South Georgia.
The special interest of South Georgia depends on its evidence regarding the geology of the part of the Southern Ocean which lies south of the South Atlantic. According to Professor Suess, the island is an extension of the Andes, which, at the southern end of South America, turn eastward, and by a gr...
| Published in: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1916
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800017075 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800017075 |
| Summary: | The special interest of South Georgia depends on its evidence regarding the geology of the part of the Southern Ocean which lies south of the South Atlantic. According to Professor Suess, the island is an extension of the Andes, which, at the southern end of South America, turn eastward, and by a great horse-shoe-shaped curve pass through South Georgia to the South Orkneys and Graham Land. The geology of South Georgia is but little known. Thürach † described the island as consisting of metamorphic rocks, ranging from granular gneiss to clay-slate, and of diabase tuff. |
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