Bathymetry and geological setting of the South Sandwich Islands volcanic arc

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Leat, Philip T., Fretwell, Peter T., Tate, Alex J., Larter, Robert D., Martin, Tara J., Smellie, John L., Jokat, Wilfred, Bohrmann, Gerhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Journals 2016
• Subjects: Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; East Scotia Ridge; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509854/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509854/1/Bathymetry%20and%20geological%20setting%20of%20the%20South%20Sandwich%20Islands%20volcanic%20arc%20AAM.pdf; http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=10401499&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0954102016000043

The South Sandwich Islands and associated seamounts constitute the volcanic arc of an active subduction system situated in the South Atlantic. We introduce a map of the bathymetry and geological setting of the South Sandwich Islands and the associated East Scotia Ridge back-arc spreading centre that...