Transtensional tectonics along the South scotia ridge, Antarctica.

• Published in: Tectonophysics
• Main Authors: Acosta-Yepes, J. (Juan), Uchupi, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Sede Central IEO 1996
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Ocean; Austral; Drake Passage; Scotia Sea; South Scotia Ridge; Tilting; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/6817; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00090-X

Multichannel seismic reflection profiles recorded aboard B/O Hespérides during the austral summer of 1991–1992 were used to identify the tectonic style of the South Scotia Ridge along the Scotia/Antarctica plate boundary. The ridge is composed of continental crustal fragments transported eastward fr...