Geodynamic setting of Scotia Sea and its effects on geomorphology of South Sandwich Trench, Southern Ocean

• Main Author: Polina Lemenkova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2021
• Subjects: south atlantic ocean; scotia sea plate; deep-sea trench; gmt; geology; cartography; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Drake Passage; Scotia Sea; South Sandwich Trench; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Research; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2021.136510; https://doaj.org/article/49ee3a65abd0471698857fa18cf1e520

The South Sandwich Trench located eastward of the Drake Passage in the Scotia Sea between Antarctica and South America is one of the least studied deep-sea trenches. Its geomorphological formation and present shape formed under the strong influence of the tectonic plate movements and various aspects...