Extension in the western Ross Sea region-links between Adare Basin and Victoria Land Basin

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Davey, F. J., Cande, S. C., Stock, J. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2006
• Subjects: Ross Sea; Victoria Land; Adare; Adare Basin
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/45879/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/45879/1/grl22102.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140522-084410391

Spreading in the Adare Basin off north-western Ross Sea (43–26 Ma) and extension in the Victoria Land Basin (VLB, > 36 Ma) are used to constrain the pole of rotation for the Adare Basin, providing a rifting model for the region for the past 45 Ma. The offset from Northern Basin to VLB at about 74...