3D Geophysical and Geological Modeling of the South Orkney Microcontinent (Antarctica): Tectonic Implications for the Scotia Arc Development

• Published in: Tectonics
• Main Authors: Morales-Ocaña, Cecilia, Bohoyo, Fernando, Escutia, Carlota, Marín-Lechado, C., Rey Moral, María del Carmen, Druet Vélez, María, Galindo-Zaldívar, Jesús, Maestro González, Adolfo
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), European Commission
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Pacific; Powell Basin; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/339165; https://doi.org/10.1029/2022TC007602

[EN] The opening of the Scotia Arc resulted in the final breakup of the land bridge between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. The South Orkney Microcontinent (SOM) constituted part of this former connection and it is now the largest continental block in the Southern Scotia Arc. We present t...