New seismic data support Cenozoic rifting in George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Geophysical Journal International
• Main Authors: Bell, A. C., King, E. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Palmer Land; George VI Sound; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503900/; https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00605.x

New multifold seismic‐reflection and wide‐angle reflection/refraction data across George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, show the presence of graben and horst structures indicating an extensional origin. The data suggest that rocks of an accretionary complex and fore‐arc basin underlie the Sound and...