The Kerguelen volcanic Plateau: the second largest oceanic Igneous Province (LIP) on earth and a witness of the Indian Ocean opening ...
The geological evolution, geomorphological and geophysical data of the Kerguelen Plateau are summarized from the results of Indian Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and Institut Paul Emile Victor (IPEV) scientific programs conducted during the last twenty years. This plateau is located in the Antarctic p...
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ftdatacite:10.26028/cybium/2011-35sp-004 2024-06-09T07:39:55+00:00 The Kerguelen volcanic Plateau: the second largest oceanic Igneous Province (LIP) on earth and a witness of the Indian Ocean opening ... Cottin, Jean-Yves Michon, Gilbert Delpech, Guillaume 2011 https://dx.doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2011-35sp-004 http://sfi-cybium.fr/fr/kerguelen-volcanic-plateau-second-largest-oceanic-igneous-province-lip-earth-and-witness-indian unknown Cybium Geology, Gondwana break-off, Kerguelen Plateau, Ocean drilling, Plate tectonics, Volcanism DataPaper CreativeWork article 2011 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2011-35sp-004 2024-05-13T10:45:22Z The geological evolution, geomorphological and geophysical data of the Kerguelen Plateau are summarized from the results of Indian Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and Institut Paul Emile Victor (IPEV) scientific programs conducted during the last twenty years. This plateau is located in the Antarctic plate oceanic domain between 46 and 64°S, approximately equidistant from Africa and Australia. It is a Large Igneous Province (LIP) made up of thick sequences of lava flows rising 2000 to 3000 m above the seafloor, and generated by the activity of a hot spot, which seems to be presently located beneath Heard Island (where the active volcano Big Ben is located). The birth of the Plateau occurred in a mid-oceanic ridge setting (South East Indian Ridge, SEIR) 115 Ma ago. Since 43 Ma, the Kerguelen Plateau and Broken Ridge separated and the SEIR moved away northward from the plateau to reach its present intraplate setting. The plateau is subdivided into three parts: (1) the Northern Part, which carries the Kerguelen ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Heard Island DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Antarctic Big Ben ENVELOPE(73.525,73.525,-53.108,-53.108) Broken Ridge ENVELOPE(-92.318,-92.318,79.552,79.552) Heard Island Indian Kerguelen Paul-Emile Victor ENVELOPE(136.500,136.500,-66.333,-66.333) The Antarctic |
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Geology, Gondwana break-off, Kerguelen Plateau, Ocean drilling, Plate tectonics, Volcanism Cottin, Jean-Yves Michon, Gilbert Delpech, Guillaume The Kerguelen volcanic Plateau: the second largest oceanic Igneous Province (LIP) on earth and a witness of the Indian Ocean opening ... |
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The geological evolution, geomorphological and geophysical data of the Kerguelen Plateau are summarized from the results of Indian Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and Institut Paul Emile Victor (IPEV) scientific programs conducted during the last twenty years. This plateau is located in the Antarctic plate oceanic domain between 46 and 64°S, approximately equidistant from Africa and Australia. It is a Large Igneous Province (LIP) made up of thick sequences of lava flows rising 2000 to 3000 m above the seafloor, and generated by the activity of a hot spot, which seems to be presently located beneath Heard Island (where the active volcano Big Ben is located). The birth of the Plateau occurred in a mid-oceanic ridge setting (South East Indian Ridge, SEIR) 115 Ma ago. Since 43 Ma, the Kerguelen Plateau and Broken Ridge separated and the SEIR moved away northward from the plateau to reach its present intraplate setting. The plateau is subdivided into three parts: (1) the Northern Part, which carries the Kerguelen ... |
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Cottin, Jean-Yves Michon, Gilbert Delpech, Guillaume |
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Cottin, Jean-Yves Michon, Gilbert Delpech, Guillaume |
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Cottin, Jean-Yves |
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The Kerguelen volcanic Plateau: the second largest oceanic Igneous Province (LIP) on earth and a witness of the Indian Ocean opening ... |
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The Kerguelen volcanic Plateau: the second largest oceanic Igneous Province (LIP) on earth and a witness of the Indian Ocean opening ... |
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The Kerguelen volcanic Plateau: the second largest oceanic Igneous Province (LIP) on earth and a witness of the Indian Ocean opening ... |
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The Kerguelen volcanic Plateau: the second largest oceanic Igneous Province (LIP) on earth and a witness of the Indian Ocean opening ... |
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The Kerguelen volcanic Plateau: the second largest oceanic Igneous Province (LIP) on earth and a witness of the Indian Ocean opening ... |
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kerguelen volcanic plateau: the second largest oceanic igneous province (lip) on earth and a witness of the indian ocean opening ... |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2011-35sp-004 http://sfi-cybium.fr/fr/kerguelen-volcanic-plateau-second-largest-oceanic-igneous-province-lip-earth-and-witness-indian |
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Antarctic Big Ben Broken Ridge Heard Island Indian Kerguelen Paul-Emile Victor The Antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Heard Island |
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Antarc* Antarctic Heard Island |
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