The Jan Mayen Ridge: present status

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Myhre, Annik M., Eldholm, Olav, Sundvor, Eirik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1984
• Subjects: Greenland; Norway; Jan Mayen; Jan Mayen Ridge; Greenland Sea; Iceland; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2534; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v2i1.6961

At present, there is no direct evidence of rocks predating the late Paleocene opening of the Norwegian- Greenland Sea on the Jan Mayen Ridge. A review of the available geophysical data, DSDP drilling results and plate tectonic reconstructions convincingly indicates a continental nature of the northe...