Crustal block origins of the South Scotia Ridge

• Published in: Terra Nova
• Main Authors: Riley, T.R., Carter, Andy, Burton-Johnson, A, Leat, P.T., Hogan, K.A., Bown, P.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Drake Passage; Scotia Sea; South Scotia Ridge; Trinity Peninsula; Antarc*; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/48887/; https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/48887/1/Terra%20Nova%20-%202022%20-%20Riley%20-%20Crustal%20block%20origins%20of%20the%20South%20Scotia%20Ridge.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1111/ter.12613

The Cenozoic development of the Scotia Sea and opening of Drake Passage evolved in a complex tectonic setting with sea-floor spreading accompanied by the dispersal of continental fragments and the creation of rifted oceanic basins. The post-Eocene tectonic setting of the Scotia Sea is relatively wel...