38. SITE 398: EVOLUTION OF THE WEST IBERIAN PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EARLY EVOLUTION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN1

• Main Authors: Reprinted From Sibuet, J. -c
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• Subjects: Flem; North Atlantic
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continental margin, south of Galicia Bank, 20 km to the south of Vigo Seamount (Figure 1). The kinematic evo-lution of the Iberian plate is closely controlled by the relative motions of the African, European, and North American plates. A study based on magnetic data and land data was undertaken to b...