Chronology and evolution of the northern Iceland Plateau

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Campsie, J., Rasmussen, M. H., Kovacs, L. C., Dittmer, F., Bailey, J. C., Hansen, N. O., Laursen, J., Johnson, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1990
• Subjects: Jan Mayen; Kolbeinsey; Kolbeinsey Ridge; Jan Mayen Fracture Zone; Jan Mayen Ridge; Iceland Plateau; Iceland; Jan Mayen Island; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2386; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v8i2.6814

New aeromagnetic data, K-Ar age determinations of dredged marine igneous rocks, as well as other geophysical evidence have shed light on the chronology, nature and evolution of the northern Iceland Plateau. Correspondence between seismic refraction profiles taken on the Jan Mayen Ridge and westward...