Thermo-tectonic development of the Wandel Sea Basin, North Greenland

• Published in: GEUS Bulletin
• Main Authors: Peter Japsen, Paul F. Green, James A. Chalmers
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 2021
• Subjects: eurekan orogeny; uplift; exhumation; svalbard; sverdrup basin; Geology; QE1-996.5; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Arctic; Svalbard; Greenland; Peary; Wandel; Peary Land; Harder Fjord; North Greenland; Wandel Sea
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v45.5298; https://doaj.org/article/1e4801a877f34ea68acaa1dd0d04e7ca

The Carboniferous–Palaeogene Wandel Sea Basin of eastern North Greenland (north of 80°N, east of 40°W) is an important piece in the puzzle of Arctic geology. It is particularly important for understanding how the Paleocene–Eocene convergence between Greenland, the Canadian Arctic and Svalbard relate...