The Sea-Floor Relief in the Region of Vest Spitsbergen (Summary Only) (Relef dna v Rayone Zapadnogo Shpitsbergena)

• Main Authors: Kotenev,B. N., Matishov,G. G.
• Other Authors: NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON D C
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *Ocean bottom; *Geomorphology; Arctic Ocean islands; Faults(Geology); Arctic regions; Translations; USSR; *Spitsbergen; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Gakkel Ridge; Knipovich Ridge; Murmansk; Spitsbergen Fracture Zone; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0778701; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0778701

The region of the Spitsbergen archipelago, composed mainly of Caledonides, is situated immediately adjacent to the underwater mountain system of the mid-ocean ridge, including the Knipovich Ridge on the west and the Gakkel' Ridge on the north, and also the Spitsbergen Fracture Zone which separa...