Late Paleocene to Miocene compression in the Faeroe-Rockall area

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Petroleum Geology Conference Series
• Main Authors: Boldreel, L. O., Andersen, M. S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1993
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Norwegian Sea; Wyville Thomson Ridge; Wyville-Thomson Ridge; Ymir Ridge; Iceland
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/late-paleocene-to-miocene-compression-in-the-faeroerockall-area(af32b2f9-e33e-41e4-8d92-2264eefd6c89).html; https://doi.org/10.1144/0041025; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052334445&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Compressional structures are observed at several locations in the Faeroe-Rockall Area. One of these, the Wyville-Thomson Ridge Complex, is part of the Scotland Greenland Ridge which forms a barrier to the south-flowing deep cold arctic water from the Norwegian Sea. Interpretation of seismic multicha...