New geophysical compilations link crustal block motion to Jurassic extension and strike-slip faulting in the Weddell Sea Rift System of West Antarctica

• Published in: Gondwana Research
• Main Authors: Jordan, Tom, Ferraccioli, Fausto, Leat, Philip
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Weddell Sea; East Antarctica; West Antarctica; Shackleton; Weddell; Shackleton Range; Haag; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514003/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514003/1/New%20geophysical%20compilations%20link%20crustal%20block%20motion%20AAM.pdf; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1342937X16302866

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