Cenozoic motion between East and West Antarctica

• Published in: Nature
• Main Authors: Cande, Steven C., Stock, Joann M., Müller, R. Dietmar, Ishihara, Takemi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2000
• Subjects: Antarctic; Campbell Plateau; New Zealand; Pacific; Ross Sea; Transantarctic Mountains; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/44941/; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140415-074414969

The West Antarctic rift system is the result of late Mesozoic and Cenozoic extension between East and West Antarctica, and represents one of the largest active continental rift systems on Earth. But the timing and magnitude of the plate motions leading to the development of this rift system remain p...