The crustal structure and sedimentation of the Weddell Sea embayment: implications for Gondwana reconstructions

• Published in: Tectonophysics
• Main Author: King, E.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2000
• Subjects: Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Ellsworth Mountains; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/20613/; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-1951(00)00169-4

The Weddell Sea embayment is central to reconstructions of the West Antarctic region of Gondwana. Some reconstructions represent this area as a pre-break-up component, the Filchner block, defined by the present 2000 m isobath and coastline but take no account of crustal extension and sedimentary pro...